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Population (year 2000): 4,225. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,282 (+1.3% change)
Males: 2,011 (47.6%), Females: 2,214 (52.4%)
Hamilton County
Zip code:
68818
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $37,690 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,200 (year 2000)
Races in Aurora:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.2%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (46.7%), Irish (10.5%),
Swedish (7.6%), English (7.4%), Polish (6.3%), Czech (5.2%).
Elevation: 1790 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Aurora
- High school or higher: 88.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Aurora city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 9.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +352 (+9.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Aurora:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1423 SEVENTH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Aurora:
- HENDERSON HEALTH CARE SERVICES (about 18 miles;
HENDERSON, NE)
- LITZENBERG MEMORIAL COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
CENTRAL CITY, NE)
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Aurora:
- CENTRAL NEBRASKA REGIONAL (about 22 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; ID: GRI)
- HASTINGS MUNI (about 34 miles; HASTINGS, NE; ID:
HSI)
- KEARNEY MUNI (about 70 miles; KEARNEY, NE; ID: EAR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Aurora:
- AURORA MUNICIPAL - AL POTTER FIELD (about 2 miles;
AURORA, NE; ID: AUH)
- HARVARD STATE (about 16 miles; HARVARD, NE; ID: 08K)
- CENTRAL CITY MUNI (about 18 miles; CENTRAL CITY, NE;
ID: 07K)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Aurora:
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 75 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; FT enrollment: 2,732)
- SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 90 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 5,137)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 91 miles;
LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 115 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 131 miles;
OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
Public high school in Aurora:
- AURORA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 314; Grades: 10
- 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Aurora:
- AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 707;
Grades: PK - 06)
- AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 309; Grades:
07 - 09)
Library in Aurora:
- ALICE M FARR LIBRARY (Operating income:
$128,545; Location: 1603 L STREET; 45,751 books; 403
audio materials; 1,007 video materials; 142 serial
subscriptions)
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