Auraria | |
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Settlement (historic) Neighborhood (current) | |
Etymology: Auraria, Georgia | |
Coordinates: 39°44′34″N 105°00′19″W / 39.7428°N 105.0052°W | |
Country | United States of America |
State | Colorado |
City | Denver |
Founded by | William Greeneberry Russell |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 705 |
ZIP Codes | 80204 |
Auraria was a small mining settlement in the Kansas Territory in the United States. Today it survives in its original location as a neighborhood of Denver, Colorado, south of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte River.