Aurora, Texas

This article is about the city named Aurora in Wise County, Texas. For the historic city named Aurora in Jefferson County, Texas, see Port Arthur, Texas.

Aurora, Texas
City
Interactive map of Aurora, Texas
Coordinates: 33°03′02″N 97°30′15″W / 33.05056°N 97.50417°W / 33.05056; -97.50417
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWise
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.72 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Land3.72 sq mi (9.64 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
748 ft (228 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,390
 • Density373/sq mi (144/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
76078
Area code817
FIPS code48-04672[3]
GNIS feature ID2409759[2]
Websitehttp://www.auroratexas.gov

Aurora is a city[4] in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,390 in 2020.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km2), all land.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890372—
1980376—
199062365.7%
200085336.9%
20101,22043.0%
20201,39013.9%
2023 (est.)1,55411.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[7][8]

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Aurora had a population of 1,390 and a median age of 40.6 years; 27.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.6 males. There were 356 families residing in the city.[9]

There were 465 households in Aurora, of which 36.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 68.0% were married-couple households, 12.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[9]

There were 503 housing units, of which 7.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 87.5% were owner-occupied and 12.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 16.2%.[9]

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[10]

Racial composition as of the 2020 census[11]
Race Percent
White 73.2%
Black or African American 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian 0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0%
Some other race 10.9%
Two or more races 13.2%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 23.5%

Education

The Town of Aurora is served by the Northwest Independent School District.

  • Seven Hills Elementary (K–5)
  • Chisholm Trail Middle School (6–8)
  • Northwest High School (9–12)

UFO incident

Main article: Aurora, Texas UFO incident

Aurora is known for a purported UFO crash in April 1897, and the ongoing legend that the UFO's pilot is supposedly buried in the local cemetery.[12] Although the town has embraced the legend to a point (the city's website mentions the legend),[13] the cemetery association has refused all requests to exhume the alien's purported gravesite.

References

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aurora, Texas
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Census Bureau status changes Archived August 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer Files 2016-Places-Texas". US Census. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  9. ^ a b c "2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  10. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)". United States Census Bureau. 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  11. ^ "2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)". United States Census Bureau. 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "A Town in Texas Ponders Mystery of 1897 Spaceman", The New York Times, February 26, 1979, p. A14
  13. ^ "City of Aurora, Texas". Retrieved October 26, 2020.

Sources

Further reading

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aurora, Texas.
  • Reed, S. G. (1941) A History of the Texas Railroads, St. Clair, Houston; rpt. (1981) Arno, New York
  • WPA Federal Writers' Project (1939) Port Arthur, Anson Jones Press, Houston
  • DNAlien, A novel by Jim West (2007).
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