Editing Aurora, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{distinguish|Minnesota Aurora FC}}
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|official_name            = Aurora
|settlement_type          = [[City]]
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|motto                    = "Star City of the North"<ref name="City of Aurora Minnesota">{{cite web|url= http://www.ci.aurora.mn.us/|title= City of Aurora Minnesota|publisher= City of Aurora Minnesota|access-date= October 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.auroramnchamber.com/|title= Aurora Chamber of Commerce |publisher= Aurora Chamber of Commerce |access-date= October 14, 2012}}</ref>

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|image_caption            = <small>Photo: Erlend Bjørtvedt</small>
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|leader_name              = Doug Gregor
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|population_total         = 1678
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|postal_code              = 55705
|area_code                = [[Area code 218|218]]
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|blank_info               = 27-02872
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|website                  = [http://www.aurora-mn.com/ City of Aurora]
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'''Aurora''' is a city in [[St. Louis County, Minnesota|Saint Louis County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 1,678 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Aurora_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2702872|title=Aurora city; Minnesota - Census Profile|access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref>

Saint Louis County Highways [[County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota#100|100]] and [[County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota#110|110]] and Minnesota State Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 135|135]] are three of the main routes in Aurora.

==History==
Aurora was laid out in 1898.<ref name="Upham 477">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n496 477]}}</ref> A post office has been in operation at Aurora since 1903.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Saint+Louis | title=St. Louis County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=7 August 2015}}</ref> The city was incorporated in 1903.<ref name="Upham 477" />

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}}; {{convert|3.74|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.12|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>  Aurora is surrounded by mixed coniferous/deciduous forest and is near many lakes.

==Economy==
Aurora is on northeastern Minnesota's [[Mesabi Range]]. This area produced a large quantity of the nation's iron and [[taconite]] ore.

==Arts and culture==

===Annual cultural events===
The Northern Lights Music Festival, based in Aurora, is one of Minnesota's largest summer festivals, presenting professional opera, chamber music, symphonic music and lectures to Iron Range audiences, including Ely, Aurora, Tower, Gilbert, Virginia, Buhl, Chisholm and Hibbing, utilizing historic venues across the Range.  The historic B'nai Abraham Synagogue is owned by NLMF, and chamber music events are presented there, in the city of Virginia.  The festival begins on July 1 each year, and also includes the NLMF Young Artists Program and the NLMF Opera Apprentice program.

==Parks and recreation==
Aurora is on the edge of the [[Superior National Forest]], two miles (3&nbsp;km) from [[Ski areas in Minnesota|Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort]]. Popular recreational activities include hunting, fishing, boating, four-wheeling, skiing, and snowboarding. There are many [[all-terrain vehicle|ATV]] and [[snowmobile]] trails on Aurora's outskirts, some of which extend all the way to [[Lake Superior]].

[[File:Aurora MN co hwy 100 IMG 1500.JPG|thumb|right|260px|Aurora Post Office]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 1919
|1920= 2809
|1930= 1463
|1940= 1528
|1950= 1371
|1960= 2799
|1970= 2531
|1980= 2670
|1990= 1965
|2000= 1850
|2010= 1682
|2020= 1678
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 12, 2013}}</ref><br />2013 Estimate<ref name="2013 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2014-07-23}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-13}}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,682 people, 777 households, and 438 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|449.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 887 housing units at an average density of {{convert|237.2|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.2% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.5% of the population.

There were 777 households, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 43.6% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.70.

The median age in the city was 48.4 years. 19.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 29.5% were from 45 to 64; and 24.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.9% male and 51.1% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 1,850 people, 812 households, and 495 families living in the city.  The population density was {{convert|487.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 893 housing units at an average density of {{convert|235.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 98.38% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.05% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.38% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.70% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.32% of the population. 17.4% were of [[finns|Finnish]], 13.2% [[germans|German]], 10.5% [[norwegians|Norwegian]], 9.1% [[slovenes|Slovene]], 7.3% [[swedish people|Swedish]], 6.6% [[italians|Italian]] and 5.4% [[English people|English]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].

There were 812 households, out of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,094, and the median income for a family was $43,095. Males had a median income of $41,413 versus $20,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,442.  About 8.5% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 26.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[Minnesota State Highway 135|State Highway 135 (MN 135)]], [[County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota#100|County Highway 100]], and [[County roads in St. Louis County, Minnesota#110|County Highway 110]] are three of the main routes in Aurora.

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*[[Frederick A. Cina]] was born in Aurora in 1908. He was a lawyer and served as a Minnesota state representative.
*Frozen food magnate [[Jeno Paulucci]] was born in Aurora in 1918. Paulucci is famous for inventing the brands [[Chun King]], [[Jeno's Pizza (United States)|Jeno's Pizza]], Jeno's [[Pizza Rolls]], [[Michelina's]], [[Bundino's]] and many others.
*Actress [[Francine York]] was born in Aurora to Sophie and Frank Yerich and moved to [[Hollywood, California]] to star in productions such as ''[[The Doll Squad]]'', ''[[Curse of the Swamp Creature]]'', plus several films with [[Jerry Lewis]] and [[Elvis Presley]] and countless TV shows including ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]'' and ''[[Lost in Space]]''.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Aurora, Minnesota}}
* [http://www.aurora-mn.com/ City of Aurora, MN – Official Website]
* [http://www.auroramnchamber.com/ Aurora Chamber of Commerce]

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