Aurora, South Dakota

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Population in July 2008: 471. Population change since 2000: -5.8%

Males: 243	(51.8%)
Females: 228	(48.2%)

Median resident age:	33.4 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Zip codes: 57002.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $51,265 (it was $38,456 in 2000)

Aurora:	$51,265
South Dakota:	$43,424

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $21,188

Aurora:	$21,188
South Dakota:	$22,252

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $117,272 (it was $68,900 in 2000)

Aurora:	$117,272
South Dakota:	$118,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $120,348; Detached houses: $128,201; Mobile homes: $18,654

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Races in Aurora:

White Non-Hispanic (98.0%)
American Indian (2.0%)
Two or more races (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Aurora: 73.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (57.2%), Norwegian (22.0%), Irish (11.2%), Dutch (9.2%), English (6.0%), Swedish (6.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1625 feet

Land area: 0.46 square miles.

Population density: 1027 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Aurora

High school or higher: 94.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 4.3%
Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Aurora town

Never married: 24.5%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.0%
Divorced: 8.3%

0 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.0%
South Dakota:	1.8%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Aurora, South Dakota in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Aurora to the number of sex offenders is 471 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Aurora:	1.9% ($1,333)
South Dakota:	1.8% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Sioux Falls, SD (51.7 miles , pop. 123,975).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (174.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (485.2 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Bushnell, SD (1.9 miles) , Brookings, SD (2.3 miles ), White, SD (3.3 miles ), Elkton, SD (3.3 miles ), Volga, SD (3.5 miles ), Ward, SD (3.8 miles) , Bruce, SD (3.8 miles ), Flandreau, SD (4.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $34,000
1997: 1 building, cost: $80,000
1998: 1 building, cost: $45,000
1999: 1 building, cost: $66,400
2000: 1 building, cost: $47,000
2001: 1 building, cost: $47,000
2002: 0 buildings
2003: 0 buildings
2004: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2005: 1 building, cost: $115,000
2006: 1 building, cost: $80,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $127,400
2008: 7 buildings, average cost: $129,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 44.28 N, Longitude: 96.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 605

Population change in the 1990s: -120 (-19.4%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Wood products (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (10%)
Machinery (7%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (14%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (11%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (9%)
Wood products (5%)
Plastics and rubber products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Assemblers and fabricators (13%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Carpenters (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Cashiers (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)

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Average climate in Aurora, South Dakota

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Aurora, South Dakota average temperatures

Aurora, South Dakota average precipitation

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Aurora-area historical tornado activity is above South Dakota state average. It is 109% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Aurora town center injured 5 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 7/7/1955, a category 4 tornado 27.6 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 13 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Aurora-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 98% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from Aurora center
On 10/25/1990 at 06:25:25, a magnitude 3.9 (3.6 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/19/2005 at 02:43:46, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 44.6 miles away from the city center
On 7/26/2002 at 08:32:17, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.1 miles away from Aurora center
On 2/9/1994 at 08:45:35, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 96.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Aurora:

BROOKINGS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; BROOKINGS, SD)
FLANDREAU MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 17 miles; FLANDREAU, SD)
HENDRICKS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HENDRICKS, MN)

Political contributions by individuals in Aurora, SD

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 103 miles; VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 104 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT enrollment: 2,711)
NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 129 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 134 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)

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Tourist attraction: Medary Creek Hunt Club (Recreation Areas; 21366 479th Avenue).

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	66.8%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.4%
Whole state:	13.2%

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

This town:	1.1%
Whole state:	5.8%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Aurora, SD

Aurora compared to South Dakota state average:

Median house value below 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.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Aurora mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Brookings County South Dakota:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (73%) Electricity (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Aurora

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	The Wesleyan Church	United Methodist Church	Lutheran Church
Adherents	28.7%	21.5%	10.3%	10.0%	4.3%
Congregations	12.2%	10.2%	2.0%	12.2%	8.2%

Name	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Association of Free Lutheran Congregations-Number of Adherents	Reformed Church in America	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	3.6%	2.8%	2.5%	2.3%	14.1%
Congregations	6.1%	991.8%	4.1%	4.1%	-951.0%

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	1	$2,382	$28,584	6	$1,033
Streets and Highways	1	$2,322	$27,864	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	0	$0		1	$90
Totals for Government	2	$4,704	$28,224	7	$1,123

10.55% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,066 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.55%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

0.52% of residents moved from foreign countries ($492 average AGI)
Brookings County: 0.52%
South Dakota average: 0.10%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Minnehaha County, SD	1.04% ($24,577 average AGI)
from Codington County, SD	0.36% ($31,639)
from Kingsbury County, SD	0.33% ($32,545)

9.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,464 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.75%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

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 Minnehaha County, SD	1.82% ($30,249 average AGI)
to Lincoln County, SD	0.38% ($40,342)
to Kingsbury County, SD	0.27% ($30,296)

Strongest AM radio stations in Aurora:

KBRK (1430 AM; 1 kW; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF BROOKINGS, INC.)
KLOH (1050 AM; 9 kW; PIPESTONE, MN; Owner: WALLACE CHRISTENSEN)
KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
KJJQ (910 AM; 1 kW; VOLGA, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KNWC (1270 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KELO (1320 AM; 5 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF S.D., INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))

Strongest FM radio stations in Aurora:

KKCK (99.7 FM; MARSHALL, MN; Owner: KMHL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K285EX (105.5 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
KSDJ (90.7 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY)
KKHG (107.9 FM; FLANDREAU, SD; Owner: LA COMMUNIQUE, INC.)
KELO-FM (92.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: MIDCONTINENT RADIO OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
KBRK-FM (93.7 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF HURON, INC.)
KDBX (107.1 FM; CLEAR LAKE, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KNWC-FM (96.5 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
KESD (88.3 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
KKQQ (102.3 FM; VOLGA, SD; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KLQL (101.1 FM; LUVERNE, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
KKLS-FM (104.7 FM; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
K209DX (89.7 FM; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Aurora:

K40FZ (Channel 40; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
K50DG (Channel 50; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KELO-TV (Channel 11; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF SIOUX FALLS, INC.)
KSFY-TV (Channel 13; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: ELCOM OF SOUTH DAKOTA, INC.)
KDLT-TV (Channel 46; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: RED RIVER BROADCAST CO., LLC)
KESD-TV (Channel 8; BROOKINGS, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
K67GH (Channel 67; OTTUMWA, IA; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
KTTW (Channel 17; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K38CQ (Channel 38; HURON, SD; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 6 meters (20ft)
Total costs: $879,000
Total average daily traffic: 592
Total average daily truck traffic: 13
Total future (year 2025) average daily traffic: 592

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

Jerri L Janjua, Located S Of Aurora, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30004, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

202 Broadway, Type: Building, Structure height: 8 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WPOY539
Assigned Frequencies : 154.471 MHz
Grant Date: 08/11/2004, Expiration Date: 09/02/2014, Certifier: Delmar Klundt
Registrant: Omni-Pro Software, Rr2 Box 10, Madison, SD 57042, Fax: (605) 256-9539

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB0CMX, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/07/1988, Expiration Date: 06/07/1998, Cancelation Date: 06/09/2000
Registrant: Terrance A Hill, Rt 1 Box 92, Aurora, SD 57002
Call Sign: KB0ZVF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/27/1997, Expiration Date: 02/27/2007, Cancelation Date: 02/28/2009
Registrant: Julie M Van Dyke, Aurora, SD 57002
Call Sign: W0HKG, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 06/05/1996, Expiration Date: 06/05/2006, Cancelation Date: 06/06/2008
Registrant: Bryson R Mc Hardy Sr, Route 1 Box 125, Aurora, SD 57002

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3

Aircraft: CESSNA 180C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 121 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 180RA , Serial Number: 50854, Year manufactured: 1960, Airworthiness Date: 07/30/1960
Registrant (Corporation): Spearfish Aviation Inc, 213 Hull St, Aurora, SD 57002
Aircraft: PIPER PA-23-250 (Fixed wing multi engine, Category: Land, Engines: 2, Seats: 6, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 150 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
N-Number: 184DG , Serial Number: 27-2504, Airworthiness Date: 03/16/1964
Registrant (Corporation): Spearfish Aviation Inc, 213 Hull St, Aurora, SD 57002
Aircraft: LAKE LA-4-200 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Amphibian, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 91 mph), Engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 34L , Serial Number: 537, Year manufactured: 1972
Registrant (Corporation): Spearfish Aviation Inc, 213 Hull Ave, Aurora, SD 57002

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 7

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