North Aurora, Illinois

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North Aurora is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 10,585 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 14,394 as of 2005.

In its early history, North Aurora was known as "Schneider's Mill" or "Schneider's Crossing" after John Peter Schneider, a German immigrant who established a mill and dam on the Fox River after moving to the area in 1834. Schneider Elementary School in North Aurora is named after him.

Residents of North Aurora currently share much with neighboring Aurora, Illinois, its much larger neighbor to the south. School-age children in North Aurora attend public schools in the West Aurora Public School District 129. North Aurora's own district was absorbed into its neighbor in the early 1960s. Similarly, public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring, larger Fox Valley Park District. North Aurora does maintain its own Fire Department, Police Department and Public Library District.

[edit] Geography

North Aurora is located at 41°48′34″N, 88°19′46″W (41.809387, -88.329316)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²). 13.4 km² (5.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.82%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 10,585 people, 4,019 households, and 2,833 families residing in the village. The population density was 792.0/km² (2,051.8/mi²). There were 4,220 housing units at an average density of 315.8/km² (818.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 87.71% White, 4.48% African American, 0.21% Native American, 2.54% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.33% from other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.68% of the population.

There were 4,019 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 36.6% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $58,557, and the median income for a family was $70,780. Males had a median income of $48,579 versus $31,522 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,552. About 1.5% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.