Aurora, Florence County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 45°47′08″N 88°06′03″W / 45.78556°N 88.10083°W / 45.78556; -88.10083
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Aurora, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-03875[2]
GNIS feature ID1582734[1]

Aurora is a town in

2000 census. Aurora lies on the Michigan-Wisconsin border, across the Menominee River from Kingsford, Michigan
.

Aurora

Aurora is a community within the town located along County Trunk Highway N immediately south of Kingsford. The community contains a mixture of homes and businesses along the county highway and a bridge crossing the Menominee River that connects to M-95 in the Michigan city.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.4 square miles (99.4 km2), of which, 38.0 square miles (98.3 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km2) of it (1.07%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.93% of the population.

There were 485 households, out of which 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.2% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.90.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,107, and the median income for a family was $41,736. Males had a median income of $30,515 versus $21,500 for females. The

poverty line
, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

45°47′08″N 88°06′03″W / 45.78556°N 88.10083°W / 45.78556; -88.10083