Welcome to Aurora ...The city of Aurora is located in Buchanan County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Aurora, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886. When the people of Aurora refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Auroran<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Aurora has a population of 161 people<3> (see below for details). Aurora is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Aurora lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Aurora: 319 The ZIP code for Aurora: 50607<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Aurora had an population of 161 people. This is a decrease of 12.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.01% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Aurora had a population of 185 people. This makes Aurora the county's 10th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 185 people, the population of Aurora decreased 4.64% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 194 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Aurora. Communities Also Named Aurora ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Iowa communities named Aurora: This one is located in Buchanan County and the other is located in Keokuk County. Beyond Iowa, there are 44 communities that are also named Aurora - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (7), Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Aurora. Communities near Aurora ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aurora.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Aurora. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aurora. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aurora. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aurora. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aurora. See our Newspapers Page for Aurora. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aurora ...Looking for more information about Aurora? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Aurora, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Aurora. Adding Aurora to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Aurora in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Aurora was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> For more details, see References and Mentions for Aurora. Footnotes ...
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