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Mount Auburn, Indiana
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Location of Mount Auburn in Wayne County, Indiana.
Location of Mount Auburn in Wayne County, Indiana.
Country United States
State Indiana
County Wayne
Township Jackson
Area
 • Total 0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2)
 • Land 0.19 sq mi (0.49 km2)
 • Water 0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
994 ft (303 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 129
 • Density 678.95/sq mi (262.10/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47327
Area code(s) 765
FIPS code 18-51318
GNIS feature ID 2396786

Mount Auburn is a small town located in Wayne County, Indiana, in the United States. It is part of Jackson Township. In 2020, the town had a population of 129 people. Mount Auburn is situated between the towns of Dublin and Cambridge City.

Geography of Mount Auburn

Mount Auburn covers a small area of land. According to the 2010 census, the town's total area is about 0.23 square miles (0.53 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, and a very small part is water.

HuddlestonFarmhouse MtAuburnIN
The Huddleston Farmhouse in Mount Auburn is a historic building. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Population and People

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 171
1890 144 −15.8%
1900 163 13.2%
1910 167 2.5%
1920 142 −15.0%
1930 161 13.4%
1940 145 −9.9%
1950 164 13.1%
1960 144 −12.2%
1970 157 9.0%
1980 192 22.3%
1990 138 −28.1%
2000 75 −45.7%
2010 117 56.0%
2020 129 10.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

This table shows how the population of Mount Auburn has changed over many years. You can see that the number of people living in the town has gone up and down.

Mount Auburn in 2010

In 2010, there were 117 people living in Mount Auburn. These people lived in 49 different homes, and 31 of these were families. The town had about 532 people per square mile, which is called the population density. There were 55 housing units, meaning places where people could live.

Most of the people in Mount Auburn were White (98.3%). A small number were Asian (0.9%), and some were from two or more different backgrounds (0.9%).

Households and Families

Out of the 49 homes in Mount Auburn, about 37% had children under 18 living there. Nearly half (47%) were married couples living together. About 14% of homes had a female head of the house without a husband. A very small number (2%) had a male head of the house without a wife. About 37% of the homes were not families.

Almost one-third (33%) of all homes had only one person living in them. About 14% of homes had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older. On average, each home had about 2.39 people, and each family had about 3.13 people.

Age and Gender

The average age of people in Mount Auburn in 2010 was 37.5 years old.

  • About 26% of residents were under 18 years old.
  • About 7% were between 18 and 24 years old.
  • About 27% were between 25 and 44 years old.
  • About 21% were between 45 and 64 years old.
  • About 20% were 65 years old or older.

When it came to gender, about 49% of the town's population was male, and about 51% was female.

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