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Auburn is a city in Bay County,
Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
, United States. The city's population was 2,068 at the 2020 Census. It is included in the Saginaw, Midland, and Bay City metropolitan area.


History

It was first settled in 1854. On February 26, 1869, the settlement was granted a post office with the name of Skinner. On November 19, 1877, the Skinner Post Office was renamed Auburn. The unincorporated community incorporated as a city in 1947. The default Zip Code of 48611 is shared by Williams Township (which surrounds the city), and much of southwestern Bay County.


Geography

According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water.


Demographics


2010 census

As of the
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of 2010, there were 2,087 people, 916 households, and 551 families living in the city. The
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was . There were 960 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.5%
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, 0.3%
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, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1%
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, 0.3% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.0% of the population. There were 916 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.2% were
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living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 39.8% were non-families. 34.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.87. The median age in the city was 40.9 years. 22% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; 27.1% were from 45 to 64; and 17.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.


2000 census

As of the
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of 2000, there were 2,011 people, 842 households, and 553 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 867 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.51%
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, 0.35%
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, 0.55% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 2.39% of the population. There were 842 households, out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were
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living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.97. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $42,014, and the median income for a family was $51,442. Males had a median income of $41,927 versus $25,720 for females. The
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for the city was $20,941. About 5.1% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the
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, including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 11.6% of those age 65 or over.


Education

Auburn, within Bay City Public Schools, is home to Bay City Western High School and their principal Judy Cox, Western Middle School, and the Auburn Elementary School. It is also home to Auburn Area Catholic School. The former Grace Lutheran school has closed and the students attend Lutheran schools outside the city.


Transportation


Highways

* courses west to Midland and east to Bay City. Special Note: The city's eastern overpass on US10 only exits from and to the east. The western overpass has exits to both east and west.


Public transit

* Bay Metro's Route 4 bus service stops in Auburn at the Auburn Square Shopping Plaza, 963 W Midland Rd. Route 4 connects Auburn with Midland, Delta College,
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, and Bay City.


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* {{Authority control Cities in Bay County, Michigan 1854 establishments in Michigan Populated places established in 1854