Editing Aurora, Colorado (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Buckley AFB.png|thumb|[[Buckley Space Force Base]]]]
Aurora's official elevation, posted on signs at the city limits, is {{convert|5471|ft}}. However, the city spans a difference in elevation of nearly {{convert|1000|ft}}. The lowest elevation of {{convert|5285|ft}} is found at the point where [[Sand Creek (Denver, Colorado)|Sand Creek]] crosses the city limit in the northwest corner of the city, while the highest elevation of {{convert|6229|ft}} is on the extreme southern border of the city in Douglas County, near the intersection of Inspiration and Gartrell roads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.auroragov.org/AuroraGov/Departments/PlanningAndDevelopmentServices/ComprehensivePlanningDivision/DataAndDemographics/index.htm?ssSourceNodeId=1882&ssSourceSiteId=621|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927032003/https://www.auroragov.org/AuroraGov/Departments/PlanningAndDevelopmentServices/ComprehensivePlanningDivision/DataAndDemographics/index.htm?ssSourceNodeId=1882&ssSourceSiteId=621|url-status=dead|title=Missing Page or Old Bookmark @ AuroraGov.Org|archivedate=September 27, 2011|website=www.auroragov.org}}</ref>

According to 2023 data published by the [[United States census]], the city has a total area of {{cvt|423.691|km2|acre|order=flip}} including {{cvt|1.500|km2|acre|order=flip}} of water.<ref name="Gazetteer Files">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2023_Gazetteer/2023_gaz_place_08.txt|title=Gazetteer Files|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]], [[United States Department of Commerce]]|date=September 21, 2023|access-date=October 9, 2023}}</ref> The city is about 6 percent more extensive than neighboring [[Denver]] but 80 percent of the size of [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]], ranking as the [[List of United States cities by area|54th-largest U.S. city in land area]].
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===Neighborhoods===
Aurora is composed of dozens of neighborhoods, districts and (current and former) military installations. Among them:{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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* Adonea
* [[Anschutz Medical Campus]]
* Aurora Heights
* Aurora Highlands<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2019/10/18/hot-properties-samuelson-a-bold-look-at-denver-areas-future-in-aurora-first-large-master-plan-in-years-has-a-fall-themed-preview-next-weekend-oct-27-28/ | title=A bold look at Denver area's future: In Aurora, first large master plan in years has a fall-themed preview next weekend (Oct. 26-27) | date=October 18, 2019 }}</ref>
* Aurora Hills
* Aurora Knolls
* Beacon Point
* Berkshire Village
* Blackstone
* Brookvale
* [[Buckley Space Force Base]]
* Carriage Place
* Centretech
* Chadsford
* Chaddsford Village
* Chambers Heights
* Chelsea
* Cinnamon Village II
* City Center
* Conservatory
* Copperleaf
* Corning
* Crestridge
* Cross Creek
* The Dam East
* Del Mar
* The Dam West
* Downtown A-Town (the [[Fletcher, Colorado|Fletcher]] townsite, Aurora's "downtown")
* Eastridge
* East Quincy Highlands
* Fox Hill
* Greenfield
* Hallcraft's Village East
* Hampton Hills
* Havana Heights
* Heather Gardens
* Heather Ridge
* Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club
* Highline Villages
* Highpoint
* Hillside at Del Mar
* Hoffman Heights
* Hutchinson Heights
* Inspiration
* Jackson Farm
* Kingsborough
* Laredo-Highline
* [[Lowry Air Force Base#Lowry Campus|Lowry Campus]] (formerly [[Lowry Air Force Base]])
* Lynn Knoll
* [[Meadowood, Aurora, Colorado|Meadowood]]
* Meadow Hills
* [[Mission Viejo, Aurora, Colorado|Mission Viejo]]
* Morris Heights
* Murphy Creek
* Peoria Park
* Pheasant Run
* Piney Creek
* Pioneer Hills
* Ponderosa Ridge
* Pride's Crossing
* Ptarmigan Park
* Queensborough
* Quincy Hill
* Rocking Horse
* Saddle Rock
* Settler's Village
* Serenity Ridge
* Seven Hills
* Shenandoah
* [[Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton]] (a portion of the [[infill|redevelopment]] of Denver's former airport lies in Aurora, directly north of Original Aurora)
* Siena
* Smoky Hill
* Smoky Ridge
* Sterling Hills
* Stricker's House
* Summer Valley Ranch
* Tallgrass
* Tallyn's Reach<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tallynsreach-community.com/|title=Tallyn's Reach|website=tallynsreach-community.com|access-date=February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607005338/http://tallynsreach-community.com/|archive-date=June 7, 2017|url-status=dead|publisher=Brookfield Residential}}</ref>
* The Timbers
* Tollgate Run at Kingsborough
* Tollgate Village
* Traditions
* Tuscany
* Utah Park
* Village East
* Waters Edge
* Wheatlands
* Whispering Pines
* Willow Park
* Willow Trace
* Woodgate
* Woodrim
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===Surrounding municipalities===
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|-
|  style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|
|  style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|'''North:''' [[Denver]]
|  style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|
|-
|  style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|'''West:''' [[Denver]], [[Centennial, Colorado|Centennial]]
|  style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|'''Aurora'''
|  style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|'''East:''' [[Watkins, Colorado|Watkins]], [[Bennett, Colorado|Bennett]], [[Strasburg, Colorado|Strasburg]]
|-
|  style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|
|  style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|'''South:''' [[Greenwood Village, Colorado|Greenwood Village]], [[Centennial, Colorado|Centennial]],<br/>[[Foxfield, Colorado|Foxfield]], [[Parker, Colorado|Parker]]
|  style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|
|}
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===Climate===
Aurora experiences a [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''[[Cold l steppe|''BSk'']]''), with four distinct seasons and modest precipitation year-round. Summers range from mild to hot, with generally low humidity and frequent afternoon [[thunderstorm]]s, and Aurora also averages about one dozen tornado warnings throughout [[tornado season]], running from April to July. Although a touchdown does occur every couple of years, tornadoes are typically weak and short lived. Aurora residents typically hear the tornado sirens go off numerous times more than residents in Denver, to the West. All of Aurora is located east of I-25, where tornado alley begins. Hailstorms, at times one to two-plus feet deep happen on occasion, and typical hailstorms are very common throughout these months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=22250&cityname=Aurora,+Colorado,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Aurora, Colorado Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=April 14, 2018}}</ref> July is the warmest month of the year, with an average high of {{cvt|89|F|0}} and an average low of {{cvt|57|F|0}}. Winters range from mild to occasional bitter cold, with periods of sunshine alternating with periods of [[snow]], high winds and very low temperatures. December is the coldest month of the year, with an average high of {{cvt|43|F|0}} and an average low of {{cvt|17|F|0}}. The average first snowfall in the Aurora area occurs in late October and the average final snowfall occurs in late April, although snow has fallen as early as September 4 and as late as June 5. Generally, deciduous trees in the area are bare from mid October to late April.
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|Feb record high F =  75
|Mar record high F =  83
|Apr record high F =  89
|May record high F =  97
|Jun record high F = 105
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F =  96
|Nov record high F =  81
|Dec record high F =  73
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|Jan high F = 45
|Feb high F = 47
|Mar high F = 55
|Apr high F = 62
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|Oct high F = 67
|Nov high F = 53
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|Apr low F = 33
|May low F = 42
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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.49
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.47
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.50
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.08
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|Nov precipitation inch = 1.18
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|source 1 = [[Weather.com]]<ref name="climate">[[Weather.com]]—[http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USCO0019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802163027/http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/vacationplanner/wxclimatology/monthly/USCO0019 |date=August 2, 2014 }}. Retrieved July 30, 2010.</ref>
|date=August 2010
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