Aurora, Iowa
Aurora, Iowa | |
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| Motto: A Small Town With a Big Heart | |
Location of Aurora, Iowa | |
| Coordinates: 42°37′10″N 91°43′46″W / 42.61944°N 91.72944°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State | Iowa |
| County | Buchanan |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,132 ft (345 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 169 |
| • Density | 319.4/sq mi (123.32/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 50607 |
| Area code | 319 |
| FIPS code | 19-03835 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2394033 |
Aurora is a city in Buchanan County, Iowa, United States. The population was 169 in the 2020 census, a decline from 194 in 2000.
Aurora was founded in 1886 by the Chicago Great Western Railway, and incorporated in 1899. The town was laid out on land donated by a Bishop Warren and his wife Alice, and is named after Warren's birthplace of East Aurora, New York.