Aurora, Oregon
Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States and is home to the nation's largest not-for-profit air ambulance company, Life Flight Network. Before being incorporated as a city, it was the location of the Aurora Colony, a religious commune founded in 1856 by William Keil and John E. Schmit. William named the settlement after his daughter. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 Census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. The Pudding River flows northward, just east of Aurora. Climate This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Aurora has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 1,133 people, and 336 households in the city. There were 431 housing units. The makeup of the city was 79.3% White, 1.3% African American, 1.5% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 7.1% from other races, and 9.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.4% of