Aurora

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Aurora

Total population

1,444

Median home value

$234,600

42.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$95,952

Aurora$96k

National$74k

Weather60°F · Chance Rain Showers

Coordinates44.28°, -96.68°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Aurora is a town in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,047 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Aurora, SD from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

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Robert H. Burris

American biochemist

Gene Okerlund

American professional wrestling interviewer and announcer (1942–2019)

Gerald E. Brown

American theoretical physicist (1926-2013)

Jim Weaver

American politician

Brother Jed

American evangelical preacher

D

David J. Allstot

American electrical engineering professor

D

Douglas Harlow Shoemaker

American transport engineer (1905-1985)

I

Inga Stephens Pratt Clark

American artist and book illustrator

Larry Long

American politician

R

Ray Ellefson

American basketball player (1927–1994)

Robert Hobbs

American art historian

Crystal Wilder

American pornographic actress

B

Bob Rauch

American baseball player

K

Kris Langer

American politician

James Wentzy

American activist (born 1952)

L

Lloyd Mints

economist (1888-1989)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in South Dakota

• Brookings
  5.3 mi away · pop. 23,377
• Rolland Colony
  6.1 mi away
• Newdale Colony
  7.9 mi away
• White
  10.7 mi away
• Norfeld Colony
  11.5 mi away
• Volga
  12.1 mi away
• Bruce
  14.8 mi away
• Flandreau
  16.9 mi away
• Sinai
  18.1 mi away
• Spring Lake Colony
  24.6 mi away
• Trent
  26.1 mi away
• Lake Poinsett
  29 mi away

Browse all places in South Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Aurora

Soil survey of Aurora County, South Dakota

Richard L. Schlepp · 1980

Geology of Aurora and Jerauld counties, South Dakota

Lynn S. Hedges · 2001

Water resources of Aurora and Jerauld Counties, South Dakota

Louis J. Hamilton · 1985

Rural water supplies in South Dakota ..

Walter Vernon Searight · 1940

15th census, population, 1930, South Dakota

United States. Bureau of the Census · 2002

The comets of Aurora

Richard Alex Jensen · 2009

12th census of population, 1900

United States. Bureau of the Census

1978 census of agriculture, preliminary report, Aurora County, S. Dak.

1980

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Smooth Ironweed

Vernonia fasciculata

Seen 2026-09-23

cup plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Seen 2026-09-23

prairie rose

Rosa arkansana

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-23

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-23

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-09-23

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-09-23

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-23

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-09-23

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).