North Aurora
| North Aurora | |
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| Village | |
| Village of North Aurora | |
| Etymology: Location relative to Aurora, Illinois | |
 Location in Kane County and the state of Illinois. |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′31″N 88°20′31″W / 41.808736°N 88.341981°WCoordinates: 41°48′31″N 88°20′31″W / 41.808736°N 88.341981°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Kane |
| Townships | Aurora and Batavia Township |
| Founded | 1834 |
| Named | Prior to 1880 US Census |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Trustee/Administrator |
| • Body | Village Board |
| • Village President | Dale Berman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.396 sq mi (19.16 km2) |
| • Land | 7.18 sq mi (18.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.216 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 16,760 |
| • Density | 2,300/sq mi (870/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Code | 60542 |
| Area codes | 630 and 331 |
| FIPS code | 17-53442 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2399508 |
| Website | www |
North Aurora is a village and Chicago suburb in Kane County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 16,760 at the 2010 census. North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire district, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District.
In its early history, North Aurora was known as "Schneider's Mill" or "Schneider's Crossing" after John Peter Schneider, a German immigrant who established a mill and dam on the Fox River after moving to the area in 1834. Schneider Elementary School, on the east side of the Fox River, is named after him.
North Aurora was named due to its location north of Aurora, Illinois. The 1880 US Census was the first Federal census to use the place-name Village of North Aurora. It was formally incorporated in 1905.
School-age children in North Aurora attend 5 public schools in the West Aurora Public School District 129, regardless of which side of the river they live on, with the exception of a few dozen homes in the far northeastern section of the village, in which the children attend Batavia School District 101. North Aurora's own district was absorbed into its neighbor, Aurora, in the early 1960s.
The village has 28 police officers and one chief and two deputy-chiefs. After decades of sharing the same space as the village hall, the village constructed a new police headquarters located at 200 S Lincolnway (IL Rt 31) in 2010. While an independent entity, there is some limited dependency on the Aurora Police Department, for example, calling the North Aurora police when the front desk is unattended will result in the call being answered by the Aurora Police Department 911 Center.
The North Aurora Fire Protection District covers North Aurora. Station #1 opened in 1963 at the corner of State and Monroe and Station #2 opened on March 16, 2007 at 2201 Tanner Road. Village Ordnance #21 created and chartered North Aurora Village Fire Department in 1908 as a volunteer service. On July 7, 1958, the department was renamed the North Aurora and Countryside Fire Protection District to cover areas outside of the village of North Aurora. On November 1, 1993, the district hired a fire chief as its first full time employee and a month later hired two full-time firefighters.
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