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Aurora, Colorado

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Aurora, Colorado
Ceety o Aurora
The Aurora Municipal Center
The Aurora Municipal Center
Eik-name(s): 
The Gateway tae the Rockies
The Sunrise o Colorado
Location in Arapahoe Coonty an the State o Colorado
Aurora, Colorado is located in the Unitit States
Aurora, Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
Location in the contiguous Unitit States
Coordinates: 39°44′N 104°50′W / 39.73°N 104.83°W / 39.73; -104.83Coordinates: 39°44′N 104°50′W / 39.73°N 104.83°W / 39.73; -104.83
KintraUnitit States
StateColorado
CoontiesArapahoe Coonty[1]
Adams Coonty
Douglas Coonty
Platted1891 as Fletcher
Incorporatit (toun)1903-05-05, as the Town of Fletcher[2]
Incorporatit (ceety)1929 as the Ceety o Aurora[3]
Govrenment
 • TeepHome Rule Municipality[1]
 • MayorSteve Hogan (R)
 • Ceety ManagerGeorge (Skip) Noe
Area
 • Home Rule Municipality369.7 km2 (154.3 sq mi)
 • Laund369.1 km2 (154.1 sq mi)
 • Water0.2 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1648 m (5471 ft)
Population
 • Home Rule Municipality325,078
 • Estimate 
(2014)[5]
353,108
 • RankUS: 54t
 • Density880/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,374,203 (US: 18t)
 • Metro
2,754,258 (US: 21st)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP codes
80010-80019, 80040-80047 (aw but 80045 PO Boxes), 80137, 80247[6]
Area code(s)Baith 303 an 720
INCITS place code0804000
GNIS featur ID0204737
HeichwaysI-70, I-225, US 40, SH 30, SH 83, SH 88, E-470
Websitewww.auroragov.org
Third maist populous Colorado ceety

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.

Sister ceeties

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Aurora 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

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  1. 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.
  2. "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)
  3. "Aurora History". City of Aurora, Colorado. Archived frae the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2007. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 1 Februar 2015.
  5. "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 10 Juin 2015.
  6. "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.
  7. "Aurora Sister Cities International". Retrieved 17 Julie 2014.