Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,889 at the 2020 census. The Auburn area was first settled in 1714. On April 10, 1778, parts of Worcester, Sutton, Leicester and Oxford, Massachusetts were incorporated as the Town of Ward, in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward. In 1837, the to…Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,889 at the 2020 census. The Auburn area was first settled in 1714. On April 10, 1778, parts of Worcester, Sutton, Leicester and Oxford, Massachusetts were incorporated as the Town of Ward, in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward. In 1837, the town changed its name to Auburn after the Post Office complained that the name was too similar to the nearby town of Ware.
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