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Auburn Information
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.