Aurora, South Dakota

Not to be confused with Aurora County, South Dakota.

Aurora
Town
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Brookings County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 44°16′56″N 96°41′13″W / 44.28222°N 96.68694°W / 44.28222; -96.68694
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountyBrookings
Founded1880[1]
Government
 • MayorJosh Jones [citation needed]
Area
[2]
 • Total0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
 • Land0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[3]
1,627 ft (496 m)
Population
 (2020)[4]
 • Total1,047
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
1,132
 • Density1,722.04/sq mi (664.89/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57002
Area code605
FIPS code46-02780[6]
GNIS feature ID1267273[3]
Websiteaurorasd.govoffice3.com

Aurora is a town in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,047 at the 2020 census.[4]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aurora, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.