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Auburn, NH
Community Contact Town of Auburn
William Herman, CPM, Town Administrator
PO Box 309
Auburn, NH 03032-0309

Telephone (603) 483-5052
Fax (603) 483-0518
E-mail adminassist@townofauburnnh.com
Web Site www.auburnnh.us

Municipal Office Hours Selectmen: Monday through Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm; Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Monday, 10 am - 7 pm, Wednesday, Thursday, 8 am - 2 pm, and Friday, 8 am - 12 noon

County Rockingham
Labor Market Area Manchester NH Metro-NECTA
Tourism Region Merrimack Valley
Planning Commission Southern NH
Regional Development Rockingham Economic Development Corp.

Election Districts  
US Congress
District 1
Executive Council
District 4
State Senate
District 14
State Representative
Rockingham County District 3
Incorporated: 1845

Origin: This area was first settled in 1720 as part of Chester known as Chester Woods, Chester West Parish, or Long Meadow. It was not incorporated as Auburn until 1845. The name comes from The Deserted Village by English poet Oliver Goldsmith, as did Auburns in New York, Massachusetts, and Maine. Auburn includes a large portion of Lake Massabesic, water supply for the city of Manchester and surrounding communities, once a popular resort area.

Villages and Place Names: Hooks Crossing, Severance

Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 810 residents in 1850

Population Trends: Population change for Auburn totaled 3,548 over 50 years, from 1,158 in 1950 to 4,706 in 2000. The largest decennial percent change was a 58 percent increase occurring between 1960 and 1970, followed by a 42 percent increase over each of the next two decades. The 2007 Census estimate for Auburn was 5,157 residents, which ranked 63rd among New Hampshire's incorporated cities and towns.

Population Density, 2007: 199.7 persons per square mile of land area. Auburn contains 25.5 square miles of land area and 3.3 square miles of inland water area.
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