Aurora, Ohio | |
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 Aurora Town Hall | |
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 Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°18′43″N 81°22′12″W / 41.31194°N 81.37000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Portage |
| First Settled | 1799 |
| Incorporated | 1929 (Village) |
| Incorporated | 1971 (City) |
| Founded by | Ebenezer Sheldon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.06 sq mi (62.31 km2) |
| • Land | 22.91 sq mi (59.35 km2) |
| • Water | 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,135 ft (346 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 17,239 |
| • Estimate (2023)[3] | 17,717 |
| • Density | 752.33/sq mi (290.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44202 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-03086[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086822[2] |
| Website | www.auroraoh.com |
Aurora is a city in northwestern Portage County, Ohio, United States. A suburb in between Akron and Cleveland, the population was 17,239 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area.
Some say Aurora was the name of the daughter of Major Amos Spafford, while others believe the village was named after Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn.[5] The city is co-extensive with, and formed from, the former township of Aurora, which was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve. Aurora was designated a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aurora, Ohio
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 7.