Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States and is home to the nation’s largest not-for-profit air ambulance company, Life Flight Network. Before being incorporated as a city, it was the location of the Aurora Colony, a religious commune founded in 1856 by William Keil and John E. Schmit. William named the settlement after his daughter. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
| Name: | Aurora city |
|---|---|
| LSAD Code: | 25 |
| LSAD Description: | city (suffix) |
| State: | Oregon |
| County: | Marion County |
| Incorporated: | 1893 |
| Elevation: | 136 ft (41.45 m) |
| Total Area: | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km²) |
| Land Area: | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km²) |
| Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
| Total Population: | 1,133 |
| Population Density: | 2,340.91/sq mi (903.15/km²) |
| ZIP code: | 97002 |
| Area code: | 503 |
| FIPS code: | 4103300 |
| GNISfeature ID: | 1117094 |
| Website: | www.ci.aurora.or.us |
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km), all of it land.
The Pudding River flows northward, just east of Aurora.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Aurora has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csb” on climate maps.
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