Aurora, Iowa

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Population in July 2008: 186. Population change since 2000: -4.1%

Males: 90	(48.5%)
Females: 96	(51.5%)

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

Zip code: 50607

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,666 (it was $38,750 in 2000)

Aurora:	$49,666
Iowa:	$47,292

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,863

Aurora:	$21,863
Iowa:	$24,566

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $62,536 (it was $42,200 in 2000)

Aurora:	$62,536
Iowa:	$117,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $70,173; Detached houses: $73,063; Townhouses or other attached units: $137,668; Mobile homes: $18,125

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Races in Aurora:

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

2008 cost of living index in Aurora: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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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: 325 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 186 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 (32.6 miles , pop. 68,747).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Madison, WI (122.5 miles , pop. 208,054).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (214.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Stanley, IA (2.1 miles) , Lamont, IA (2.1 miles ), Hazleton, IA (3.0 miles ), Arlington, IA (3.1 miles ), Dundee, IA (3.1 miles) , Winthrop, IA (3.2 miles ), Oelwein, IA (3.2 miles ), Strawberry Point, IA (3.3 miles ).

Latitude: 42.62 N, Longitude: 91.73 W

Area code: 319

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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Average climate in Aurora, Iowa

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Aurora-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Iowa state average. It is 166% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/15/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 10.9 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 22.5 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 9 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
MERCY HOSPITAL OF FRANCISCAN SISTERS (about 9 miles; OELWEIN, IA)
MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 14 miles; INDEPENDENCE, IA)

Political contributions by individuals in Aurora, IA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:

UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; FAYETTE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 3,173)
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA (about 32 miles; CEDAR FALLS, IA; FT enrollment: 12,524)
HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; WATERLOO, IA; FT enrollment: 3,292)
NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CALMAR (about 39 miles; CALMAR, IA; FT enrollment: 2,393)
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

Post office: Aurora Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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 2007:

This city:	19.5%
Whole state:	9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.0%
Whole state:	3.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Aurora, IA

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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Banks with branches in Aurora (2009 data):

Farmers Savings Bank: Aurora Branch at 401 Main St, branch established on 2008-09-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $108.2 mil, Deposits: $74.9 mil, headquarters in Colesburg, IA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Marjon Bancorporation, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Aurora mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Buchanan County Iowa:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Other fuel (2%) No fuel used (2%)

Religion statistics for Aurora

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Lutheran Church
Adherents	48.3%	16.0%	13.0%	5.4%	4.3%
Congregations	17.4%	19.6%	6.5%	10.9%	6.5%

Name	Old Order Amish	The Wesleyan Church	American Baptist Churches in the USA	International Council of Community Churches	Other religions
Adherents	2.8%	2.1%	1.7%	1.6%	4.7%
Congregations	13.0%	2.2%	6.5%	2.2%	15.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$51
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		8	$1,540
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$43
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$190
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		2	$636
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$456
Totals for Government	0	$0		14	$2,916

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.)
KCNZ (1250 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
WMT (600 AM; 5 kW; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWLO (1330 AM; 5 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDNZ (1650 AM; 10 kW; CEDAR FALLS, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATIONS CO., LLC)
WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

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.)
KMCH (94.7 FM; MANCHESTER, IA; Owner: FIFE COMMUNICATION COMPANY, L.C.)
KZIA (102.9 FM; CEDAR RAPIDS, IA; Owner: KZIA, INC.)

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.)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 2 meters (7ft)
Total costs: $192,000
Total average daily traffic: 450
Total average daily truck traffic: 40
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 606

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Janean K Amundson, 1290 Taylor Ave., Type: Tower, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.6 m
Registrant: Iowa Wireless Services LP, 11358 Aurora, Des Moines, IA 50322, Phone: (515) 258-7000, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

6 Mi E 6 Mi N Of Independence On Hwy 939, Call Sign: WQN327, Licensee ID: L01011557
Assigned Frequencies : 151.595 MHz
Grant Date: 06/09/2005, Expiration Date: 07/09/2015
Registrant: Lyle H Tempus, 1577 Pine Creek Ave, Aurora, IA 50607-9739, Phone: (319) 634-3856

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB0NTE, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/14/1994, Expiration Date: 07/14/2004, Cancelation Date: 07/15/2006
Registrant: Cherrie D Brown, 1505 Slater Ave, Aurora, IA 50607

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

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