Aurora, Oregon

Aurora, Oregon
City
Old Aurora Colony Museum
Old Aurora Colony Museum
Official seal of Aurora, Oregon
Seal
Location in Oregon
Location in Oregon
Coordinates: 45°13′40″N 122°45′19″W / 45.22778°N 122.75528°W / 45.22778; -122.75528
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMarion
Incorporated1893
Government
 • MayorBrian Asher[citation needed]
Area
[1]
 • Total0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
 • Land0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
167 ft (51 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total1,133
 • Density2,340.91/sq mi (903.15/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code
97002
Area code503
FIPS code41-03300[4]
GNIS feature ID2409758[2]
Websitewww.ci.aurora.or.us

Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. 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.[5] The population was 1,133 at the 2020 Census.[6] It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aurora, Oregon
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ Lyman, Horace S. (1901). "The Aurora Community" . Oregon Historical Quarterly. 2.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2022.