| Aurora, Missouri | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Aurora, Missouri | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| • Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 7,014 |
| • Density | 1,278.7/sq mi (493.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65605 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-02548[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0713486[2] |
Aurora is a city in Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,014 at the 2000 census.
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Between 1911 and 1920, the virulently Anti-Catholic newspaper The Menace was published in Aurora by W. F Phelps and Earl McClure. It achieved a national circulation of over one million, according to the March 1932 issue of American Mercury.
In the 1950s, there were two elementary schools in Aurora. Lowell School served the North Side (north of the railroad tracks) and Franklin School served the South Side (south of the railroad tracks). Teachers at Lowell School during that time included Miss Gardner, 1st Grade; Mrs. Lamen and Mrs. Holder, 2nd Grade; Miss Thompson, 3d Grade; Mrs. Eaton, 4th Grade; Mrs. Williams, 5th Grade; and Mr. Ray, 6th Grade. During the school year of 1957-58, a family named Perry, who were missionaries to what was then British Honduras (now Belize), spent their furlough year in Aurora, where Rev. Perry had family. His daughter, Jeannette, attended Lowell. Some other Lowell students that year included Freddie Barnes, Karen Ormsby, Elsie Dowell, Mary Jean Dobbins, Stanley Eden, Charles Bowling, Dennis Baldwin, Terry Walker, Stephen Conn, Danny Metcalf, Dennis Williams, Bobby and Johnny Beatty, Linda Hall, Ronnie Henson, Earl Van Beeck, Linda Dunning, Ronnie Baxter, Roger Kelly, Mildred Cantrell, Ronnie Childress, Eddie Becker, LaNetta Faye Coker and Mike McCullough.
Also during that time, Finis King was mayor, while a city councilman for the North Side was named Elderbeck. Ed Jaque and Herman Jackson, respectively, owned the only two stores on the North Side. Kenneth Kelsey was the medical doctor in practice on the North Side. The Methodist Church was located on the South Side, just off the public square, and the Pastor was Rev. Carlton Knight. On the main business street downtown, on the South Side, the Toff family owned a general store, and Mr. Neimeyer had a shoe repair business. The Sullivans owned a jewelry store. Dryer Shoe Store was also located there. Eldon McNatt had an insurance and real estate business on the square. There was a Wooten Drug Store. Dr. Brown was one of the local dentists. Mr. Pierce owned the lumber company. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Hall did a great deal of work with the local Boy Scout program. Bob Beatty worked at the U.S. Post Office as custodian. Virgil L. Walker, Jr. was the operator at the Frisco Railroad Depot. Fred Tucker was the projectionist at the Princess Theater. Fred McCullough worked for Empire District Electric Company. Junior Gaines worked at the Western Auto Store, which was also on the main business street on the South Side.
Both the Frisco Railroad (now part of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe) and the Missouri Pacific (now part of the Union Pacific) had depots in Aurora, and did a big business there then.
The local newspaper was, and still is, The Aurora Advertiser.
Aurora is located at (36.969956, -93.720574)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14 km2), of which, 5.5 square miles (14 km2) of it is land and 0.18% is water.
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 7,020 people, 2,818 households, and 1,865 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,278.7 people per square mile (493.3/km²). There were 3,093 housing units at an average density of 563.9 per square mile (217.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.68% White, 0.26% African American, 0.83% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 1.34% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.
There were 2,818 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $25,118, and the median income for a family was $33,029. Males had a median income of $27,591 versus $17,603 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,410. About 14.4% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
The Jerry Sumners Sr. Aurora Municipal Airport is located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) southeast of Aurora's central business district.[4]
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