Aurora, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -12.6%
Males: 526 | (50.8%) |
Females: 510 | (49.2%) |
Median resident age: | 46.8 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54151.
Aurora: | $55,825 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $38,602 (it was $19,226 in 2000)
Aurora town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $175,816 (it was $82,600 in 2000)
Aurora: | $175,816 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $210,409; detached houses: $222,884; townhouses or other attached units: $134,430; mobile homes: $60,182
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Aurora, WI
- 1,01197.6%White alone
- 131.3%Two or more races
- 60.6%Asian alone
- 50.5%Hispanic
- 10.10%American Indian alone
Races in Aurora detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (29.4%), Swedish (19.7%), French (11.1%), Irish (10.4%), English (10.3%), Italian (9.4%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 38.0 square miles.
Population density: 27 people per square mile (very low).
9 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.8% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Aurora town: | 1.4% ($1,123) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Green Bay, WI (86.2 miles , pop. 102,313).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (187.3 miles , pop. 596,974).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (271.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 45.76 N, Longitude: 88.10 W
Area code: 715
Here: | 3.4% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Construction (15.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.2%)
- Health care (8.6%)
- Educational services (6.0%)
- Paper (5.3%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.9%)
- Wood products (3.9%)
- Construction (25.3%)
- Paper (8.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.7%)
- Wood products (5.1%)
- Metal & metal products (4.4%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.0%)
- Health care (16.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.9%)
- Educational services (9.6%)
- Construction (5.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (5.6%)
- Public administration (4.8%)
- Real estate & rental & leasing (4.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.2%)
- Waiters and waitresses (3.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (11.8%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (8.1%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.0%)
- Carpenters (4.0%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (3.7%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (9.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (6.7%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.2%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.4%)
Average climate in Aurora, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Aurora-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Wisconsin state average. It is 62% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 7/4/1986, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 5.4 miles away from the Aurora town center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/11/1987, a category F3 tornado 11.3 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Aurora-area historical earthquake activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 277.6 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 299.9 miles away from Aurora center
On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 383.2 miles away from the city center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 450.6 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 262.8 miles away from Aurora center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 485.5 miles away from Aurora center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Florence County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 3
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 2, Storms: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Aurora:
- FREEMAN NURSING AND REHAB COMMUNITY (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
- MARQUETTE GENERAL HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
- DICKINSON IRON DHD DICKINSON SUBUNIT (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
- MANORCARE NURSING AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; KINGSFORD, MI)
- IRON MOUNTAIN MI VA MEDICAL CENTER (Hospital, Acute Care - Veterans Administration, about 5 miles away; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
- HYLAND NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
- FRESENIUS - IRON MOUNTAIN (Dialysis Facility, about 5 miles away; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:
- Northern Michigan University (about 65 miles; Marquette, MI; Full-time enrollment: 8,258)
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (about 86 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 6,069)
- University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (about 86 miles; Green Bay, WI; FT enrollment: 5,415)
- Saint Norbert College (about 91 miles; De Pere, WI; FT enrollment: 2,324)
- Northcentral Technical College (about 93 miles; Wausau, WI; FT enrollment: 3,356)
- Michigan Technological University (about 97 miles; Houghton, MI; FT enrollment: 6,078)
- Fox Valley Technical College (about 104 miles; Appleton, WI; FT enrollment: 5,682)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Aurora: Florence County Rescue Aurora Rescue Squad (A), Aurora Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Aurora: Aurora Free Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes: Mud Lake (A), No Bottom Lake (B), Fischer Lake (C), Hoskin Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Crossett Creek (A), Lindstrom Creek (B), Little Popple River (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Aurora: Spread Eagle Barrens State Natural Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.3 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 67.3% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 5.9% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.7% of all households
This town: | 7.2% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 4.1% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Aurora:
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 61.9%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 10.0%
For population 25 years and over in Aurora:
- High school or higher: 87.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.7 minutes
Here: | 7.3 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Aurora, WI (based on Florence County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 939 | 3 |
Evangelical Protestant | 764 | 4 |
Mainline Protestant | 144 | 2 |
None | 2,576 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 4.22 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Florence County: | 2.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Florence County: | 8.43 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Florence County: | 14.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.3% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 27.9% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Florence County: | 8.3% |
State: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Aurora:
- WMIQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WDBC (680 AM; 10 kW; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WHBY (1150 AM; 25 kW; KIMBERLY, WI; Owner: WOODWARD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WZAM (970 AM; 5 kW; ISHPEMING, MI)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Aurora:
- WOBE (100.7 FM; CRYSTAL FALLS, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
- WJNR-FM (101.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: RESULTS BROADCASTING OF IRON MOUNTAIN, INC.)
- WHTO (106.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: TODD STUART NOORDYK)
- WVCM (91.5 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: VCY AMERICA INC.)
- W244AW (96.7 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: FAMILY ED BC CORP OF DOOR CNTY WI)
- WIMK (93.1 FM; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WEUL (98.1 FM; KINGSFORD, MI; Owner: GOSPEL OPPORTUNITIES, INC.)
- WZNL (94.3 FM; NORWAY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN STAR BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WYKX (104.7 FM; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: KMB BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WNMU-FM (90.1 FM; MARQUETTE, MI; Owner: NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WMVM (91.3 FM; GOODMAN, WI; Owner: WRVM, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Aurora:
- KTTM (Channel 12; HURON, SD; Owner: INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDHS (Channel 8; IRON MOUNTAIN, MI; Owner: W. RUSSELL WITHERS, JR.)
- W54AR (Channel 54; FENCE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WYOW (Channel 34; EAGLE RIVER, WI; Owner: WAOW-WYOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WJMN-TV (Channel 3; ESCANABA, MI; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WJFW-TV (Channel 12; RHINELANDER, WI; Owner: NORTHLAND TELEVISION, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 1Number of bridges
- 33ft / 10.0mTotal length
- $1,671,000Total costs
- 3,193Total average daily traffic
- 3,512Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
3- Derek Barber, Along Horn Drive (Lat: 45.161306 Lon: -90.905722), Type: 92.7, Structure height: 55119 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2272
- Derek Barber, Along Horn Drive (Lat: 45.161306 Lon: -90.905722), Type: 92.7, Structure height: 55119 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2255
- Derek Barber, Along Horn Drive (Lat: 45.161306 Lon: -90.905722), Type: 92.7, Structure height: 55119 m, Overall height: 91.4 m, Registrant: Ramaker & Associates, Inc., Asr@ramaker.Com, , Sauk -City, Phone: (608) 644-2255
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
1- 2030 Calvary Dr (Lat: 45.785556 Lon: -88.114167), Call Sign: KNFZ996,
Assigned Frequencies: 464.625 MHz, Grant Date: 08/20/2015, Expiration Date: 11/15/2025, Registrant: Nielson Communications, Inc, 645 Mike Mccarthy Way, Green Bay, WI 54304, Phone: (920) 494-1828, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers:
1- O.8 Mile South Of Aurora (Lat: 45.771889 Lon: -88.098722), Call Sign: KSJ801,
Assigned Frequencies: 152.570 MHz, Expiration Date: 07/01/1998, Cancellation Date: 04/05/1999, Registrant: Niagara Telephone Company, Niagara, WI 54151
- 39.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 25.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.0%Utility gas
- 11.6%Wood
- 3.0%Electricity
- 28.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 27.6%Utility gas
- 19.7%Electricity
- 18.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.3%Wood
Aurora compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.