Auburn, North Dakota

Auburn, North Dakota
Census-designated place & unincorporated community

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Auburn, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°30′25″N 97°26′23″W / 48.50694°N 97.43972°W / 48.50694; -97.43972Coordinates: 48°30′25″N 97°26′23″W / 48.50694°N 97.43972°W / 48.50694; -97.43972
Country United States
State North Dakota
County Walsh
Area[1]
 • Total 1.005 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Land 1.005 sq mi (2.60 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 846 ft (258 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 48
 • Density 48/sq mi (18/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 701
GNIS feature ID 1027760[3]

Auburn is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. Its population was 48 as of the 2010 census.[2]

History

A post office called Auburn was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1943.[4] With the construction of the railroad, business activity shifted to nearby Grafton, and the town's population dwindled.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Auburn". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. ↑ "Walsh County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 11 May 2006. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  5. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
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