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Aurora, Wisconsin

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Population in 2010: 1,036.
Population change since 2000: -12.6%
 
Males: 526  (50.8%)
Females: 510  (49.2%)
Median resident age:

46.8 years
Wisconsin median age:

42.6 years

Zip codes: 54151.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $55,825 (it was $34,107 in 2000)
Aurora:

$55,825
WI:

$70,996

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,602 (it was $19,226 in 2000)

Aurora town income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $175,816 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
Aurora:

$175,816
WI:

$252,800

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $210,409; detached houses: $222,884; townhouses or other attached units: $134,430; mobile homes: $60,182
March 2022 cost of living index in Aurora: 89.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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  • Races in Aurora, WI (2010)
    • 1,01197.6%White alone
    • 131.3%Two or more races
    • 60.6%Asian alone
    • 50.5%Hispanic
    • 10.10%American Indian alone

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Ancestries: German (29.4%), Swedish (19.7%), French (11.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (10.3%), Italian (9.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 38.0 square miles.

Population density: 27 people per square mile   (very low).

Aurora, Wisconsin map

9 residents are foreign born

This town:

0.8%
Wisconsin:

3.6%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Aurora town:

1.4% ($1,123)
Wisconsin:

2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (86.2 miles , pop. 102,313).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (187.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (271.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Kingsford, MI (1.8 miles ),
Iron Mountain, MI (2.2 miles ),
Niagara, WI (2.2 miles ),
Quinnesec, MI (2.5 miles ),
Homestead, WI (2.9 miles ),
Dunbar, WI (3.1 miles ),
Norway, MI (3.1 miles ),
Pembine, WI (3.3 miles )

Latitude: 45.76 N, Longitude: 88.10 W

Area code: 715

Distribution of median household income in Aurora, WI in 2022
Aurora satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.4%
Wisconsin:

2.7%
Population change in the 1990s: +141 (+13.5%).
Most common industries in Aurora, WI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (15.9%)
  • Accommodation & food services (9.2%)
  • Health care (8.6%)
  • Educational services (6.0%)
  • Paper (5.3%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.9%)
  • Wood products (3.9%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (25.3%)
  • Paper (8.1%)
  • Accommodation & food services (6.7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
  • Wood products (5.1%)
  • Metal & metal products (4.4%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.0%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (16.7%)
  • Accommodation & food services (11.9%)
  • Educational services (9.6%)
  • Construction (5.6%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.6%)
  • Public administration (4.8%)
  • Real estate & rental & leasing (4.4%)
Most common occupations in Aurora, WI (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (3.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4.7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.0%)
  • Carpenters (4.0%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.7%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.3%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6.7%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.2%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)

Average climate in Aurora, Wisconsin

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 56.4. This is better than average.

City:

56.4
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 30.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.

City:

30.5
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Aurora-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/4/1986, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Aurora town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/11/1987, a category F3 tornado 11.3 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Aurora-area historical earthquake activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 277.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 299.9 miles away from Aurora center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 383.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 450.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 262.8 miles away from Aurora center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 485.5 miles away from Aurora center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Florence County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Aurora topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Aurora:

  • FREEMAN NURSING AND REHAB COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
  • MARQUETTE GENERAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
  • DICKINSON IRON DHD DICKINSON SUBUNIT (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
  • MANORCARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
  • IRON MOUNTAIN MI VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 5 miles away; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • HYLAND NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
  • FRESENIUS - IRON MOUNTAIN (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:

  • Northern Michigan University (about 65 miles; Marquette, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,258)
  • Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 86 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
  • University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 86 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
  • Saint Norbert College (about 91 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
  • Northcentral Technical College (about 93 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
  • Michigan Technological University (about 97 miles; Houghton, MI; FT enrollment: 6,078)
  • Fox Valley Technical College (about 104 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)

Points of interest:

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Notable locations in Aurora: Florence County Rescue Aurora Rescue Squad (A), Aurora Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Aurora: Aurora Free Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Mud Lake (A), No Bottom Lake (B), Fischer Lake (C), Hoskin Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Rivers and creeks: Crossett Creek (A), Lindstrom Creek (B), Little Popple River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Aurora: Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Florence County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This town:

2.3 people
Wisconsin:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:

67.3%
Whole state:

64.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:

5.9%
Whole state:

7.3%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.7% of all households
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

7.2%
Whole state:

8.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This town:

4.1%
Whole state:

3.7%

For population 15 years and over in Aurora:

Marital status in Aurora, WI
  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 61.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 6.8%
  • Divorced: 10.0%

For population 25 years and over in Aurora:

  • High school or higher: 87.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 5.8%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2000
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

7.3
Wisconsin average:

11.0

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Aurora, WI (based on Florence County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic9393
Evangelical Protestant7644
Mainline Protestant1442
None2,576-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
Here:

4.22 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
Florence County:

2.11 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
Florence County:

8.43 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 7
Florence County:

14.76 / 10,000 pop.
Wisconsin:

8.64 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.3%
Wisconsin:

7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

27.9%
Wisconsin:

27.5%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Florence County:

8.3%
State:

13.0%

Strongest AM radio stations in Aurora:

  • WMIQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
  • WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
  • WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
  • WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
  • WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Aurora:

  • WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
  • WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
  • WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)
  • W244AW (96.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR CNTY WI)
  • WIMK (93.1 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WEUL (98.1 FM; KINGSFORD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
  • WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
  • WMVM (91.3 FM; GOODMAN, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Aurora:

  • KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WDHS (Channel 8; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
  • W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
  • WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 33ft / 10.0mTotal length
  • $1,671,000Total costs
  • 3,193Total average daily traffic
  • 3,512Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

3
  • Derek Barber, Along Horn Drive (Lat: 45.161306 Lon: -90.905722), Type: 92.7, Structure height: 55119 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272

  • Derek Barber, Along Horn Drive (Lat: 45.161306 Lon: -90.905722), Type: 92.7, Structure height: 55119 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2255

  • Derek Barber, Along Horn Drive (Lat: 45.161306 Lon: -90.905722), Type: 92.7, Structure height: 55119 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2255


FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • 2030 Calvary Dr (Lat: 45.785556 Lon: -88.114167), Call Sign: KNFZ996,
    Assigned Frequencies: 464.625 MHz, Grant Date: 08/20/2015, Expiration Date: 11/15/2025, Registrant: Nielson Communications, Inc, 645 Mike Mccarthy Way, Green Bay, WI 54304, Phone: (920) 494-1828, Email:


FCC Registered Paging Towers:

1
  • O.8 Mile South Of Aurora (Lat: 45.771889 Lon: -88.098722), Call Sign: KSJ801,
    Assigned Frequencies: 152.570 MHz, Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999, Registrant: Niagara Telephone Company, Niagara, WI 54151


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Aurora, WI
  • 39.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 25.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.0%Utility gas
  • 11.6%Wood
  • 3.0%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Aurora, WI
  • 28.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 27.6%Utility gas
  • 19.7%Electricity
  • 18.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.3%Wood


Aurora compared to Wisconsin state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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