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Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California, USA. The population
was 12,462 at the 2000 census. It is well-known for its California Gold Rush
history and boasts one of the best preserved historic downtowns in the state.
One of its most famous citizens was the poet and short-story writer Clark Ashton
Smith, who was born in Auburn in 1893 and lived there most of his life. Auburn
is to feature towards the end of Anthony Horowitz's forthcoming story, Nightrise
[1]. Stacy Dragila, Olympic gold medalist in the 2000 olympics, was born and
raised in Auburn.
Auburn Courthouse
The Placer County Courthouse was constructed
in Auburn between 1894 and 1898
History
Native Americans, the Nisenan, an offshoot of the Maidu, were the first to
establish a permanent settlement in the Auburn area.
In the spring of 1848 a group of French gold miners arrived and camped in what
would later be known as the Auburn Ravine. The party was on their way to the
gold fields in Coloma, California and included Francois Gendron, Philibert
Courteau and Claude Chana. It was the young Chana who discovered gold on May 16,
1848. After finding the gold deposits in the soil the party decided to stay.
Placer mining in the area was very good, with the camp first becoming known as
North Fork Dry Diggings. It then changed name to Woods Dry Diggings, after John
S. Wood settled down, built a cabin, and started to mine the ravine.
Statue at Auburn, CA, honoring the 10,000 Chinese workers who helped build the
CPRR.
Statue at Auburn, CA, honoring the 10,000 Chinese workers who helped build the
CPRR.
The area quickly developed into a well established mining camp, officially
becoming known as Auburn in August of 1849. By 1850 the population had grown to
about 1500, and Auburn became the seat of Placer County in 1851. Future mining
operations would move up the ravine to the site of present day Auburn. In 1865,
the Central Pacific Railroad, the Western portion of the First Transcontinental
Railroad, reached Auburn as it was being built East from Sacramento.
Auburn is home of the Auburn State Recreation Area. Within the boundaries of
this state park are more sporting endurance events than any other place in the
world, giving Auburn the undisputed and internationally-acclaimed title of
Endurance Capital of the World. Examples include the Western States 100 mile
endurance run, Tevis Cup 100 mile equestrian ride, American River 50 mile
endurance run, American River 50 mile equestrain ride, Way Too Cool 50K
endurance run, Auburn International half-ironman triathlon, Auburn Century 100
mile bike ride, Coolest 24 hour mountain bike ride, Rio Del Lago 100 mile
endurance run, Sierra Nevada 50 mile endurance run and the Coolest Run, Ride &
Tie.
The following films were, at least in part, shot in Auburn:
* The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle
* Protocol
* Breakdown
* Mi Familia
* The Phantom
* Phenomenon
* Wisdom
* xXx
Geography
Location of Auburn, California
Auburn is located at 38°53′55″N, 121°4′28″W (38.898671, -121.074399)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2
km˛ (7.4 mi˛). 19.1 km˛ (7.4 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛) of it
(0.41%) is water. The city is located at 38.89199 N, 121.07606 W.
Auburn is situated approximately 800 vertical feet above the confluence of the
North Fork and Middle Fork of the American River between Sacramento and Lake
Tahoe in central California, along the Interstate 80 freeway. Mountainous
wilderness canyons and the western slope of the Sierra Nevada Range lie adjacent
eastward, while gentle rolling foothills well-suited for agriculture lie to the
west. The crest of the Sierra Nevada lies approximately 45 miles eastward, and
the Central Valley lies approximately ten miles to the west.
Local dentist Kenneth H. Fox is perhaps Auburn's biggest celebrity being the
artist that sculpted colossal statues that reside across town. Dr. Fox's statues
chronicle Auburn's history with a middle-aged Claud Chana gold panning in the
nearby American River, and a Chinese Cooley worker building the Transcontinental
Railroad that passes through Auburn. Dr. Fox took creative risk in sculpting
statues of nude Native Americans that appear surprisingly Anglo. Dr. Fox is
still a practicing dentist.
Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 12,462 people, 5,302 households, and
3,281 families residing in the city. The population density was 652.9/km˛
(1,690.2/mi˛). There were 5,457 housing units at an average density of 285.9/km˛
(740.1/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city was 93.41% White, 0.46% Black or
African American, 0.83% Native American, 1.32% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander,
1.52% from other races, and 2.36% from two or more races. 5.97% of the
population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,302 households out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18
living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female
householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 31.7% of all
households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who
was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the
average family size was 2.91.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 7.2%
from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65
years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there
were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,999, and the median income
for a family was $62,250. Males had a median income of $43,632 versus $30,066
for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,258. About 3.6% of
families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.1%
of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.
Some Things to Consider When Looking for an Apartment...
When searching for a new apartment make sure to take your time to think
through what are the most important things to you in an apartment and plan your
search based on those priorities. Here are some things to consider when planning
your move:
1. Consider the areas where you would like to live
* What is the crime rate?
* If you have children - what rating does the local school system have?
* Is there area convenient shopping, health and recreation services in the area?
2. Make a list of your housing priorities
* Do you have pets?
* Do you need parking?
* Do you need to be on the ground floor?
* What amenities are important to you - swimming pool, fitness room, in unit
laundry?
3. Evaluate the building
* What is the condition of the unit and building?
* Are the grounds maintained?
* Are windows, steps, and railings in good condition?
* View the property at night. Is it safe and well lit?
4. The security of the property
* Are there security service? When is the guard on duty?
* Does the building have controlled access?
* Does each unit have secure door and window locks?
5. Talk to the neighbors
* Ask other residents whether they are satisfied with the building.
6. Amenities
* Who is allowed to use the amenities?
* When are they open?
* Are the fees charged to use those facilities included in rent?
7. Ask about Utilities
* Does the owner or tenant pay the utility bills?
* Are any utilities included with monthly rent?
* Do units have separate thermostats to control heat and air conditioning?
8. Review the lease
* How much notice must you give before moving out?
* Can the rent be increased? If so, by how much and how often?
* Are pets allowed?
* What is the security deposit and cleaning costs upon move out?
* What is the responsibility of tenants for damage to property?
* Is there a penalty for breaking a lease?
9. Information too bring to a lease signing
* Credit Report
* Pay stubs/tax returns
* Reference
* Application
More Apartment Information
An apartment (or flat in Britain and most other Commonwealth countries) is a
self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments
may be owned (by an owner-occupier) or rented (by tenants).
Some apartment-dwellers own their apartments, either as co-ops, in which the
residents own shares of a corporation that owns the building or development; or
in condominiums, whose residents own their apartments and share ownership of the
public spaces. Most apartments are in buildings designed for the purpose, but
large older houses are sometimes divided into apartments. The word apartment
connotes a residential unit or section in a building. Apartment building owners,
lessors, or managers often use the more general word units to refer to
apartments. Units can be used to refer to rental business suites as well as
residential apartments. When there is no tenant occupying an apartment, the
lessor is said to have a vacancy. For apartment lessors, each vacancy represents
a loss of income from rent-paying tenants for the time the apartment is vacant
(i.e., unoccupied). Lessors' objectives are often to minimize the vacancy rate
for their units. The owner of the apartment typically transfers possession to
the occupant by giving him/her the key to the apartment entrance door and any
other keys need to live there, such as a common key to the building or any other
common areas, and an individual unit mailbox key. When the occupant move out,
these keys should typically be returned to the owner.
Apartments can be classified into several types. Studio, efficiency, bed-sit, or
bachelor apartments tend to be the smallest apartments with the cheapest rents
in a given area. These kinds of apartment usually consist mainly of a large room
which is the living, dining, and bedroom combined. There are usually kitchen
facilities as part of this central room, but the bathroom is its own smaller
separate room. Moving up from the efficiencies are one-bedroom apartments where
one bedroom is a separate room from the rest of the apartment. Then there are
two-bedroom, three-bedroom, etc. apartments. Small apartments often have only
one entrance/exit. Large apartments often have two entrances/exits, perhaps a
door in the front and another in the back. Depending on the building design, the
entrance/exit doors may be directly to the outside or to a common area inside,
such as a hallway. Depending on location, apartments may be available for rent
furnished with furniture or unfurnished into which a tenant usually moves in
with his/her own furniture. Permanent carpeting is often included in an
apartment.
Laundry facilities are usually kept in a separate area accessible to all the
tenants in the building. Depending on when the building was built and the design
of the building, utilities such as water, heating, and electric may be common
for all the apartments in the building or separate for each apartment and billed
separately to each tenant (however, many areas in the US have ruled it illegal
to split a water bill among all the tenants, especially if a pool is on the
premises). Outlets for connection to telephones are typically included in
apartments. Telephone service is optional and is practically always billed
separately from the rent payments. Cable television and similar amenities are
extra also. Parking space, air conditioner, and extra storage space may or may
not be included with an apartment. Rental leases often limit the maximum number
of people who can reside in each apartment. On or around the ground floor of the
apartment building, a series of mailboxes are typically kept in a location
accessible to the public and, thus, to the letter-carrier too. Every unit
typically gets its own mailbox with individual keys to it. Some very large
apartment buildings with a full-time staff may take mail from the mailman and
provide mail-sorting service. Near the mailboxes or some other location
accessible by outsiders, there may be a buzzer (equivalent to a doorbell) for
each individual unit. In smaller apartment buildings such as two- or
three-flats, or even four-flats, garbage is often disposed of in trash
containers similar to those used at houses. In larger buildings, garbage is
often collected in a common trash bin or dumpster. For cleanliness or minimizing
noise, many lessors will place restrictions on tenants regarding keeping pets in
an apartment.
In some parts of the world, the word apartment is used generally to refer to a
new purpose-built self-contained residential unit in a building, whereas the
word flat means a converted self-contained unit in an older building. An
industrial, warehouse, or commercial space converted to an apartment is commonly
called a loft.
When part of a house is converted for the ostensible use of a landlord's family
member, the unit may be known as an in-law apartment or granny flat, though
these (sometimes illegally) created units are often occupied by ordinary renters
rather than family members. In Canada these suites are commonly located in the
basements of houses and are therefore normally called basement suites.
Staying in privately owned apartments rather than in a hotel is quickly becoming
popular with travelers.