Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin
| Aurora, Wisconsin | |
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| Town | |
 Location of Aurora, Taylor County, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 45°10′39″N 90°51′15″W / 45.17750°N 90.85417°WCoordinates: 45°10′39″N 90°51′15″W / 45.17750°N 90.85417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.6 km2) |
| • Land | 34.2 sq mi (88.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,211 ft (369 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 386 |
| • Density | 11.3/sq mi (4.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 715 & 534 |
| FIPS code | 55-03900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1582735 |
| PLSS township | T31N R4W, roughly |
Aurora is a town in Taylor County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 386 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.2 square miles (88.6 km²), all of it land.
In mid-summer of 1847 a crew working for the U.S. government surveyed a six-mile (10 km) square which approximates the current boundaries of Aurora. Then in December 1854 another crew marked all the section corners in the township, walking through the woods and swamps, measuring with chain and compass. When done, the deputy surveyor filed this general description:
This Township contains a few swamps some of considerable extent they are all unfit for cultivation. The River Enters the Town Near the NE Corner of section 24 and flows in a WSWesterly course with a Gentle current except a few Riffles where the current becomes Rapid. The soil is principally 2d rate. This Township is covered with timber The greater portion of which is Hemlock Y Birch Elm and Sugar. A number of small streams rise in this Township and flow in a SWesterly course toward its west boundary. The swamp except Alder are covered with moss(?). There is no improvements on this Township.
As of the census of 2000, there were 386 people, 134 households, and 108 families residing in the town. The population density was 11.3 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 154 housing units at an average density of 4.5 per square mile (1.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.19% White, 0.26% Native American, 0.52% Asian, and 1.04% from two or more races.
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