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People QuickFacts
Lee County (Population 2001 estimate)
116,572
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Alabama (Population 2001 estimate)
4,464,356
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Auburn University students account for approx. 23,000 of the population
Geography QuickFacts
Lee County (Land area, 2000 square miles)
609
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Alabama (Land area, 2000 square miles)
50,744
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Lee County (Persons per square mile, 2000)
189.1
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Alabama (Persons per square mile, 2000)
87.6
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Auburn Quick Facts
Date of Incorporation
February 2, 1839
Form of Government
City: Council-Manager
County: Commission
City Area in Square Miles
44.00
Population
1900 Federal Census 1,831
1910 Federal Census 2,145
1920 Federal Census 3,338
1930 Federal Census 4,277
1940 Federal Census 8,380
1950 Federal Census 12,939
1960 Federal Census 16,261
1970 Federal Census 22,767
1980 Federal Census 28,471
1990 Federal Census 33,830
2000 Federal Census 42,987
2001 Estimate 44,179
Miles of Streets
Paved 194.00
Unpaved 2.20
Miles of Sanitary Sewers
175.55
Financial Institutions
Banks 12
Credit Unions 2
Health Care Facility
East Alabama Medical Center 1
City Library
Number of libraries 1
Number of employees 21
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Largest Employers
Auburn University 5,224
Auburn City Schools 576
Briggs & Stratton 475
HDI Solutions, Inc. 430
City of Auburn and Water Works Board 380
MasterBrand Cabinets 294
Capitol Vial 248
Winn Dixie 225
AU Hotel and Dixon Conference Center 183
Federal Government 181
Dillard's 170
Health Information Designs 81
Auburn City Schools
Elementary (K-5) 6
Secondary (6-12)
Administrative staff (22)
Instructional staff (330)
Non-certified staff (224)
Total staff 576
Enrollment 2000-01 4,421
High school graduates 2000-01 academic year 262
Police Protection
Sworn officers 71
Classified personnel 7
Unclassified personnel 1
Patrol cars 30
Unmarked cars 17
Utility vehicles 12
Fire Protection
Regular firefighters 29
Student firefighters 69
Fire stations 4
Fire trucks 7
Other fire vehicles 6
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Opelika Quick Facts
Date of Incorporation
February 2, 1839
Form of Government
Mayor/Council
Population
2000 Federal Census 23,554
2001 Federal Census 23,604
2002 Federal Census 23,596
Distance From Major Highways
Interstate 75 120 miles 193.1 kilometers
Interstate 65 55 miles 88.51 kilometers
Interstate 185 50 miles 80.47 kilometers
U.S. 80 15 miles 24.14 kilometers
Other Important Facts
The city provides a quality education for its 4,500 school-age children through one of the finest award-winning school systems in the State of Alabama and the South.
Opelika's top-notch municipal recreation system provides quality programs in a variety of sports and areas of interest, serving all residents from ages 2 to 92.
Religious services ranging from Protestant, to Jewish, to Buddhist and Muslim, are available at more than 80 places of worship.
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Fire Protection
1 Fire Chief
3 Assistant Chiefs
6 Fire Captains
1 Captain/Training Officer
1 Captain/Fire Inspector
1 Captain/EMS/Hazardous Materials Officer
6 Fire Lieutenants
15 Apparatus Operators
33 Fire Fighters
1 Office Manager
Largest Manufacturing/Distribution Employers
Uniroyal-Goodrich Tire Co. 1,410
West Point Stevens, Inc. 880
Wal-Mart Distribution Center 700
Briggs and Stratton 800
Quantegy Corporation 300
Schrock Cabinet Co. 280
Stahlschmidt & Maiworm 250
Capital Vial 220
Flowers Baking Company 180
Benteler Automotive 150
Mando America Corporation 150
Vermont American 136
Donaldson Company 170
CV Holdings 125
Falk 122
SMC South 120
International Paper Co. 120
Char-Broil 118
Opelika Metalfab 100
Tabb Textiles 81
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Auburn University Quick Facts
- 23,300 students
- 1200 faculty members; nearly 6,000 faculty, staff and part-time faculty
- 12 schools and colleges and two professional schools: Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy
- Ranked by US News & World Report as 38th among nation's top public universities
- Aubie #1 collegiate mascot six times
- Auburn researchers invented lightweight, bulletproof material; microscope attachment
that allows cells to be viewed live for the first time; identified as alternative
energy leaders; canine detection training that counters terrorism; the ability to
'map' human motion to create characters such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings
Trilogy, winning an academy award in 2006.
- Auburn has graduated six astronauts (including T.K. Mattingly of Apollo 13 fame,
and Jim Voss) and one current and one former director of the Kennedy Space Center
- Auburn graduates developed anti-terrorist pilot training selection program
- Auburn faculty developing technologies to prevent mad cow disease
- Auburn's Plainsman Park voted #1 collegiate baseball park in the nation by Baseball America
- First and only university in nation to offer an undergraduate wireless engineering
degree
- Houses world-renowned Rural Studio, providing inspiring housing and architecture
to desperately poor citizens in West Alabama
- AU Students designed emergency shelter housing from giant metal shipping containers,
which could replace traditional emergency shelters much more economically
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