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Aurora, IA map Population (year 2000): 194. Estimated population in July 2006: 185 (-4.6% change)
 

Males: 94  (48.5%)
Females: 100  (51.5%)

Buchanan County

Median resident age:  37.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip code: 50607


Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,300 (it was $38,750 in 2000)
Aurora  $42,300
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $55,300 (it was $46,700 in 2000)
Aurora  $55,300
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Aurora:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
  • American Indian (5.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.6%)

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Ancestries: German (29.4%), United States (21.1%), English (11.3%), Irish (9.8%), Dutch (3.1%), Norwegian (3.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/26/1899

Land area: 0.57 square miles.

Population density: 323 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Aurora

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
  • Unemployed: 15.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Aurora city

  • Never married: 19.9%
  • Now married: 68.2%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.6%
  • Divorced: 5.3%

2 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Iowa:  3.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Aurora, Iowa in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Aurora to the number of sex offenders is 185 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Aurora:  0.6% ($261)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)

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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Waterloo, IA (43.3 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (163.4 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (283.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stanley, IA (6.0 miles) , Lamont, IA (6.1 miles ), Arlington, IA (9.8 miles ), Winthrop, IA (10.1 miles ), Hazleton, IA (12.2 miles ), Dundee, IA (12.8 miles) , Masonville, IA (13.5 miles) , Oelwein, IA (13.5 miles ).

Latitude: 42.62 N, Longitude: 91.73 W


Area code: 319

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Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-4.4%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (24%)
  • Truck transportation (16%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
  • Food (8%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (6%)
  • Warehousing and storage (6%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (5%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Construction (19%)
  • Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (15%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (11%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
  • Broadcasting and telecommunications (7%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (35%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Communications equipment operators (5%)
  • Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (15%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (11%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Top executives (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (7%)
  • Business operations specialists (7%)


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Aurora-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 105% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 14.3 miles away from the Aurora city center killed 5 people and injured 156 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/12/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.2 miles away from the city center injured 12 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Aurora:
  • MERCY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS (about 11 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
  • MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 16 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Aurora:
  • WATERLOO MUNI (about 47 miles; WATERLOO, IA; ID: ALO)
  • THE EASTERN IOWA (about 51 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; ID: CID)
  • DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 73 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID: DBQ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aurora:
  • OELWEIN MUNI (about 17 miles; OELWEIN, IA; ID: OLZ)
  • INDEPENDENCE MUNI (about 19 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA; ID: IIB)
  • MANCHESTER MUNI (about 20 miles; MANCHESTER, IA; ID: C27)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:
  • UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
  • KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
  • NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 40 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 42 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
  • HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
  • LUTHER COLLEGE (about 47 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT enrollment: 2,566)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 62 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 24,766)
Library in Aurora:
  • AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $7,504; Location: 307 MAIN ST.; 3,066 books; 8 audio materials; 193 video materials; 15 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Aurora: Aurora Elevator (A), Aurora Fire Station (B), Aurora Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Aurora include: Saint Paul's Lutheran Church (A), Aurora Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Average household size:
This city:  2.5 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  67.9%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 1.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  19.5%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.0%
Whole state:  3.8%

Aurora compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Firefighters 0$0 18$42
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$268
Local Libraries 0$0 1$260
Sewerage 0$0 1$480
Totals for Government 0$0 21$1,050


Aurora government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $16,000
  • Current Operations - Parks & Recreation: $27,000
    Fire Protection: $20,000
    Regular Highways: $18,000
    Sewerage: $8,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    General - Other: $6,000
    Police Protection: $4,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    General Public Buildings: $2,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,000
    Solid Waste Management: $2,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $4,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Police Protection: $4,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $11,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $64,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $56,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $28,000
    Interest Earnings: $3,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $139,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $16,000
    General Support: $4,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Tax - Property: $29,000
    Total General Sales: $13,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $9,000

5.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,727 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.05%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Black Hawk County, IA  1.10% ($34,500 average AGI)
from Fayette County, IA  0.76% ($29,034)
from Linn County, IA  0.72% ($33,255)


5.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,582 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.94%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Black Hawk County, IA  1.30% ($25,410 average AGI)
to Linn County, IA  0.92% ($30,042)
to Fayette County, IA  0.65% ($28,220)


Strongest AM radio stations in Aurora:
  • KKHQ (950 AM; 5 kW; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • KCRG (1600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • KCJJ (1630 AM; 10 kW; IOWA CITY, IA; Owner: RIVER CITY RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Aurora:
  • KOEL-FM (92.3 FM; OELWEIN, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KFMW (107.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KUNI (90.9 FM; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA)
  • KOKZ (105.7 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KNWS-FM (101.9 FM; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KQMG-FM (95.3 FM; INDEPENDENCE, IA; Owner: KEENE OF IOWA, INC.)
  • KDAT (104.5 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)
  • KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)

TV broadcast stations around Aurora:
  • KWWL (Channel 7; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • KGAN (Channel 2; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KGAN LICENSEE, LLC)
  • KCRG-TV (Channel 9; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CEDAR RAPIDS TELEVISION CO.)
  • KRIN (Channel 32; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
  • KPXR (Channel 48; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • KFXA (Channel 28; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: SECOND GENERATION OF IOWA, LTD.)

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