Auburn, Kansas
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Auburn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 66402. It stands on North Branch Wakarusa River. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle. 1,273 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,083 feet above sea level.
On record in Auburn
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
McCauley Bridgelisted 1985
Thomas Arch Bridgelisted 1990- Union Church Buildinglisted 2024
Population over time
2 figuresAuburn grew from 1,227 to 1,273 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,227 | |
| 2020 | 1,273 | +46 (+4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1889 USGS Burlingame quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Burlingame quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1952 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Lawrence quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
160 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 160 fires within 5 miles of Auburn between 2006 and 2020, burning about 1,340 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 108 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 33 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 2015469 |
| 4 August 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 307 |
| 8 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 280 |
| 4 July 2018 | Fireworks | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 275 |
| 3 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 271 |
| 3 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 327 |
| 27 July 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 298 |
| 22 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Shawnee County | 255 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 66 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Auburn in 66 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 28 hail, 25 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1996 | Wildfire | Auburn | 3 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Auburn | $500,000 | Water flowing across Auburn Road from the town of Auburn to 61st Street. Debris is floating across the road. Many county roads flooded south of 61st street between Urish and Hoch roads. Water flowing over Northeast 64th and Meriden streets. Cars stalled on Topeka Blvd between 42nd and 45th streets. Shunganunga Creek out of its banks at Duncan Ct. and Gage near 25th Street. Six inches of water flowing over Kansas Ave. between 29th and 21st streets. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Auburn | $375,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire that destroyed the house. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Auburn | $75,000 | Lightning struck a house and started a fire that destroyed the house. |
| October 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Auburn | $5,000 | An F1 tornado touched down 2 miles northeast of Auburn and moved northeast about 1 mile before dissipating. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | $1,000 | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Several large trees damaged. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Three inch tree limbs broken, power poles broken. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Large tree uprooted. Delayed report via social media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Report via social media of estimated winds of 75 to 80 mph. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter blown down. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Large tree, several feet in diameter, was knocked over and crushed a car. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Report of tree blown down. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Auburn | - | Public report of water running out of fields and over roads. Partially due to hail plugging up waterways. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Auburn | - | Half-dollar size hail reported by Emergency Manager. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Four inch diameter healthy tree limb broken off. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Auburn | - | Fire department reported 10 inches of water running across 61st and Auburn rd. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Wind gusts estimated. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Tree down across a power line. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Auburn | - | Flooding at 61st and Auburn rd. Water rescue conducted due to car in deep water. |
| September 2015 | Flash Flood | Auburn | - | Six mile creek is running over the bridge at 61st and Shadyridge lane. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Large branches down in Auburn. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | On the west side of Topeka reports of large trees broken were received. |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Auburn | - | A funnel cloud witnessed by many people including an off-duty National Weather Service meteorologist formed near Auburn and persisted for approximately 15 minutes before eventually dissipating. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | A trained spotter and public person each reported wind gusts up to 80mph. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Auburn | - | The public reported a tornado near Washburn Rural High School near 61st and Wanamaker Road. Several storm chasers and spotters reported a funnel cloud in the vicinity before the tornado was reported. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Auburn | - | A swath of hail up to two inches in diameter at two locations was reported by several spotters. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | Power poles reported to have blown down. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2008 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Auburn | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Auburn | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Village | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Wakarusa | 6.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dover | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pauline | 7.7 miles | 18 | |
| Terra Heights | 8.6 miles | 18 | |
| Berryton | 10.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mathews Park | 10.6 miles | 18 | |
| Highland Park | 11.5 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Auburn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1816552 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 479054. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







