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Aurora, Texas






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Coordinates: 33°3′21″N 97°30′35″W / 33.05583°N 97.50972°W / 33.05583; -97.50972
  
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This article is about the city named Aurora in Wise County, Texas. For the historic city named Aurora in Jefferson County, Texas, see Port Arthur, Texas.

Aurora, Texas
City

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Coordinates: 33°3′21″N 97°30′35″W / 33.05583°N 97.50972°W / 33.05583; -97.50972
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWise
Area
[1]
 • Total3.72 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Land3.72 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,390
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76078
Area code817
FIPS code48-04672[2]
GNIS feature ID1329842[3]
Websitehttp://www.auroratexas.gov

Aurora is a city[4]inWise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,390 in 2020.[5]

Geography

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Aurora is located at 33°3′21″N 97°30′35″W / 33.05583°N 97.50972°W / 33.05583; -97.50972 (33.055942, –97.509615). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890372—
1980376—
199062365.7%
200085336.9%
20101,22043.0%
20201,39013.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
Aurora racial composition as of 2020[5]
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a]
Race Number Percentage
White (NH) 951 68.42%
Black or African American (NH) 10 0.72%
Native AmericanorAlaska Native (NH) 15 1.08%
Asian (NH) 9 0.65%
Some Other Race (NH) 1 0.07%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) 78 5.61%
Hispanic or Latino 326 23.45%
Total 1,390

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,390 people, 420 households, and 356 families residing in the city.

Education

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The Town of Aurora is served by the Northwest Independent School District.

UFO incident

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Main article: Aurora, Texas UFO incident

Aurora is best known for a purported UFO crash in April 1897, and the ongoing legend that the UFO's pilot is supposedly buried in the local cemetery.[9] Although the town has embraced the legend to a point (the city's website mentions the legend),[10] the cemetery association has refused all requests to exhume the alien's purported gravesite.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  • ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  • ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  • ^ Census Bureau status changes Archived August 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  • ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  • ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  • ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  • ^ "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  • ^ "A Town in Texas Ponders Mystery of 1897 Spaceman", The New York Times, February 26, 1979, p. A14
  • ^ "City of Aurora, Texas". Retrieved October 26, 2020.
    1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[8]

    Sources

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    Further reading

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