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Aurora (/ ə ˈ r oʊ r ə /, / ə ˈ r ɔː r ə /) is a home rule city located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. [1] The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. [7]
Aurora was established with the building of a post office in 1837. Aurora began as two villages: East Aurora, incorporated in 1845 [9] on the east side of the river, and West Aurora, formally organized on the west side of the river in 1854. [9] In 1857, the two towns joined, incorporating as the city of Aurora. [10]
Leland Tower is a twenty-two-story building on Stolp Island in Aurora, Illinois. Leland Tower was at one point the tallest building in Illinois outside of Chicago. Stolp Island is recognized as a Historical District by the National Register of Historic Places. Leland Tower was built initially as a hotel.
Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874. Most of the new lands were along the river, with a section following several streets westward. Industrial growth followed in the 1880s, spurring a need for developed city services. Aurora became the first city to have electric street lighting in ...
Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. Before being incorporated as a city, it was the location of the Aurora Colony, a religious commune founded in 1856 by William Keil and John E. Schmit. William named the settlement after his daughter. [5] The population was 1,133 at the 2020 Census. [6]
Phillips Park is a municipal park in Aurora, Illinois, that includes Phillips Park Zoo.Comprising more than 325 acres, the park is managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the city of Aurora, and has co-owned areas with the Fox Valley Park District.
1975 - Aurora Mall in business. [2] 1979 Aurora History Museum founded. [10] Marketplace Tower I office building constructed. 1981 - Aurora Genealogical Society founded. 1982 - Aurora Public Library Central building constructed. [8] 1984 - Bennett family murders [11] 1985 - City Historic Preservation Commission established. 1990 - Population ...