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Aurora, Minnesota Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 1,850. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,751 (-5.4% change)
Males: 904 (48.9%), Females: 946 (51.1%)

St. Louis County

Zip code: 55705

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.2 years
Median household income: $32,094
Median house value: $46,900

Population by Race

Races in Aurora:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (18.6%), Norwegian (13.6%), Swedish (11.9%), Irish (7.8%), English (7.2%), Italian (6.9%).

Elevation: 1480 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Map of Aurora, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Aurora

  • High school or higher: 80.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 8.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Aurora city

  • Never married: 18.6%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 10.5%

1.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -108 (-5.5%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Aurora:

  • WHITE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (5211 HIGHWAY 110)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Aurora:

  • NNESOS EVELETH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 21 miles; EVELETH, MN)
  • VIRGINIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; VIRGINIA, MN)
  • ELY BLOOMENSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 35 miles; ELY, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Aurora:

  • CHISHOLM-HIBBING (about 43 miles; HIBBING, MN; Abbreviation: HIB)
  • DULUTH INTL (about 48 miles; DULUTH, MN; Abbreviation: DLH)
  • GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO-GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (about 91 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MN; Abbreviation: GPZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Aurora:

  • SKY HARBOR (about 17 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: 9Y5)
  • EVELETH-VIRGINIA MUNI (about 19 miles; EVELETH, MN; Abbreviation: EVM)
  • TOWER MUNI (about 20 miles; TOWER, MN; Abbreviation: 12D)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Aurora:

  • LAKE SUPERIOR COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,512)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-DULUTH (about 51 miles; DULUTH, MN; Full-time enrollment: 8,224)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-SUPERIOR (about 59 miles; SUPERIOR, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,436)
  • WISCONSIN INDIANHEAD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 124 miles; Shell Lake, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,045)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 156 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)
  • CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 177 miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,381)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 179 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)

Schools

Public high school in Aurora:

  • MESABI EAST SEC. (Students: 459; Location: 601 N. 1ST ST. W.; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Aurora:

  • MESABI EAST EL. (Students: 488; Location: 601 N. 1ST ST.W.; Grades: PK – 06)

Libraries

Library in Aurora:

  • AURORA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $87,129; Location: 14 WEST SECOND AVENUE NO; 27,022 books; 490 audio materials; 438 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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