Aurora, Colorado
The Ceety o Aurora (/əˈrɔərə/, /əˈrɔːrə/) is a Hame Rule Municipality in the U.S. state o Colorado, spannin Arapahoe an Adams coonties, wi the yondermaist sootheastren portion o the ceety stendin intae Douglas Coonty.
Aurora, Colorado | |
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| Ceety o Aurora | |
 The Aurora Municipal Center | |
| Eik-name(s): The Gateway tae the Rockies The Sunrise o Colorado | |
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  Aurora, Colorado Location in the contiguous Unitit States | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′N 104°50′W / 39.73°N 104.83°WCoordinates: 39°44′N 104°50′W / 39.73°N 104.83°W | |
| Kintra | Unitit States |
| State | Colorado |
| Coonties | Arapahoe Coonty[1] Adams Coonty Douglas Coonty |
| Platted | 1891 as Fletcher |
| Incorporatit (toun) | 1903-05-05, as the Town of Fletcher[2] |
| Incorporatit (ceety) | 1929 as the Ceety o Aurora[3] |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Home Rule Municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Steve Hogan (R) |
| • Ceety Manager | George (Skip) Noe |
| Area | |
| • Home Rule Municipality | 369.7 km2 (154.3 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 369.1 km2 (154.1 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.2 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1648 m (5471 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Home Rule Municipality | 325,078 |
| • Estimate (2014)[5] | 353,108 |
| • Rank | US: 54t |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,374,203 (US: 18t) |
| • Metro | 2,754,258 (US: 21st) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP codes | |
| Area code(s) | Baith 303 an 720 |
| INCITS place code | 0804000 |
| GNIS featur ID | 0204737 |
| Heichways | I-70, I-225, US 40, SH 30, SH 83, SH 88, E-470 |
| Website | www.auroragov.org |
Sister ceeties
eeditAurora haes a single sister ceety, Adama, Ethiopie, that wis established in 2014 efter Aurora Sister Ceeties Internaitional wis resurrect in 2013. The ceety o Aurora haed a previous sister ceety program frae 1988 tae 2004.[7]
References
eedit- ↑ a b "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs. 27 Februar 2007. Archived frae the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 27 Februar 2007.
- ↑ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. 1 December 2004. Archived frae the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2007. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "Aurora History". City of Aurora, Colorado. Archived frae the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 1 Februar 2015.
- ↑ "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 10 Juin 2015.
- ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. 19 August 2007. Archived frae the original on 18 August 2007. Retrieved 19 August 2007. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) The post office servin 80137 is locatit in Aurora, houever “Watkins” is the place name assigned tae the ZIP code. - ↑ "Aurora Sister Cities International". Retrieved 17 Julie 2014.