THE AUBURN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.
Auburn township has 54.7 square miles of land in Shawnee County. Its Census reference point is in Osage Cuestas, within Central Irregular Plains.
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Auburn and Shawnee County
Auburn is associated with Shawnee County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Auburn by land and water
The Census records 1.21 square miles of water within Auburn, or 2.2% of its total area. That share is close to Shawnee County’s 2.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Auburn township has 78.7 times the land area of nearby Auburn city (0.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

