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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 41°45′50″N 88°17′24″W / 41.76389°N 88.29000°W / 41.76389; -88.29000 From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aurora
City
From top, left to right: An aerial view of the downtown area, The Santori Branch of the Aurora Public Library, the Paramount Theater, Leland Tower on Stolp Island, The Galena Hotel, The Sunken Gardens in Phillip's Park, Millennium Plaza, and East Aurora High School.
Nickname:City of Lights
Motto:A City Second to None
Location of Aurora in DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois.Location of Aurora in DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United StatesLocation of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°45′50″N 88°17′24″W / 41.76389°N 88.29000°W / 41.76389; -88.29000
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesDuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will
TownshipsAurora (Kane), Batavia (Kane), Sugar Grove (Kane), Naperville (DuPage), Winfield (DuPage), Oswego (Kendall), Wheatland (Will)
Settled1834;192years ago(1834)
Incorporated (village)1845;181years ago(1845)
Incorporated (city)1857;169years ago(1857)
Founded byHarold E. Styles
Government
•TypeMayor–council
Area[1]
•Total45.91sqmi (118.91km2)
•Land44.97sqmi (116.47km2)
•Water0.94sqmi (2.45km2)
Elevation[2]719ft (219m)
Population(2020)[3]
•Total180,542
•RankUS: 144th
•Density4,014.81/sqmi (1,550.13/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
•Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes60502–60507, 60568, 60569, 60572, 60598
Area codes630, 331
FIPS code17-03012
GNIS feature ID2394031[2]
DemonymAuroran
Websitewww.aurora-il.org

Aurora is a city in Illinois in the United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area.

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  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aurora, Illinois
  3. ↑ "Aurora city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
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Chicago metropolitan area
Major city
  • Chicago
Chicago landsat image
Cities(over 30,000 in 2010)
  • Aurora
  • Berwyn
  • Calumet City
  • Chicago Heights
  • Crystal Lake
  • DeKalb
  • Des Plaines
  • Elgin
  • Elmhurst
  • Evanston
  • Gary
  • Hammond
  • Joliet
  • Kenosha
  • Naperville
  • North Chicago
  • Park Ridge
  • Portage
  • St. Charles
  • Valparaiso
  • Waukegan
  • Wheaton
Towns and villages(over 30,000 in 2010)
  • Addison
  • Algonquin
  • Arlington Heights
  • Bartlett
  • Bolingbrook
  • Buffalo Grove
  • Carol Stream
  • Carpentersville
  • Cicero
  • Downers Grove
  • Elk Grove Village
  • Glendale Heights
  • Glenview
  • Gurnee
  • Hanover Park
  • Hoffman Estates
  • Lombard
  • Mount Prospect
  • Mundelein
  • Northbrook
  • Oak Lawn
  • Oak Park
  • Orland Park
  • Oswego
  • Palatine
  • Plainfield
  • Romeoville
  • Schaumburg
  • Skokie
  • Streamwood
  • Tinley Park
  • Wheeling
  • Woodridge
Counties
  • Cook
  • DeKalb
  • DuPage
  • Grundy
  • Jasper
  • Kane
  • Kendall
  • Kenosha
  • Lake, IL
  • Lake, IN
  • McHenry
  • Newton
  • Porter
  • Will
Regions
  • Great Lakes
Illinois, United States
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Municipalities and communities of DuPage County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Wheaton
Cities
  • Aurora‡
  • Batavia‡
  • Chicago‡
  • Darien
  • Elmhurst‡
  • Naperville‡
  • Oakbrook Terrace
  • St. Charles‡
  • Warrenville
  • West Chicago‡
  • Wheaton
  • Wood Dale
Map of Illinois highlighting DuPage County
Villages
  • Addison
  • Bartlett‡
  • Bensenville‡
  • Bloomingdale
  • Bolingbrook‡
  • Burr Ridge‡
  • Carol Stream
  • Clarendon Hills
  • Downers Grove
  • Elk Grove Village‡
  • Glen Ellyn
  • Glendale Heights
  • Hanover Park‡
  • Hinsdale‡
  • Itasca
  • Lemont‡
  • Lisle
  • Lombard
  • Oak Brook‡
  • Roselle‡
  • Schaumburg‡
  • Villa Park
  • Wayne‡
  • Westmont
  • Willow Springs‡
  • Willowbrook
  • Winfield
  • Woodridge‡
Townships
  • Addison
  • Bloomingdale
  • Downers Grove
  • Lisle
  • Milton
  • Naperville
  • Wayne
  • Winfield
  • York
Unincorporatedcommunities
  • Belmont
  • Butterfield
  • Cloverdale
  • Eola
  • Flowerfield
  • Fullersburg
  • Keeneyville
  • Lakewood
  • Medinah
  • Munger
  • North Glen Ellyn
  • Palisades
  • South Elmhurst
  • Swift
  • York Center
Ghost towns/Neighborhoods
  • Gostyn
  • Ontarioville
  • Tedens
  • Weston
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Municipalities and communities of Will County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Joliet
Cities
  • Aurora‡
  • Braidwood
  • Crest Hill
  • Joliet‡
  • Lockport
  • Naperville‡
  • Wilmington
Map of Illinois highlighting Will County
Villages
  • Beecher
  • Bolingbrook‡
  • Channahon‡
  • Coal City‡
  • Crete
  • Diamond‡
  • Elwood
  • Frankfort‡
  • Godley‡
  • Homer Glen
  • Lemont‡
  • Manhattan
  • Matteson‡
  • Minooka‡
  • Mokena
  • Monee
  • New Lenox
  • Orland Park‡
  • Oswego‡
  • Park Forest‡
  • Peotone
  • Plainfield‡
  • Rockdale
  • Romeoville
  • Sauk Village‡
  • Shorewood
  • Steger‡
  • Symerton
  • Tinley Park‡
  • University Park‡
  • Woodridge‡
Townships
  • Channahon
  • Crete
  • Custer
  • DuPage
  • Florence
  • Frankfort
  • Green Garden
  • Homer
  • Jackson
  • Joliet
  • Lockport
  • Manhattan
  • Monee
  • New Lenox
  • Peotone
  • Plainfield
  • Reed
  • Troy
  • Washington
  • Wesley
  • Wheatland
  • Will
  • Wilmington
  • Wilton
CDPs
  • Andres
  • Arbury Hills
  • Bonnie Brae
  • Crystal Lawns
  • Custer Park
  • Eagle Lake
  • Fairmont
  • Frankfort Square
  • Goodenow
  • Ingalls Park
  • Lakewood Shores
  • Lockport Heights
  • Lorenzo
  • Marley
  • Plum Valley
  • Preston Heights
  • Rest Haven
  • Ridgewood
  • Ritchie
  • Sunnyland
  • Willowbrook
  • Wilton Center
Othercommunities
  • Ballou
  • Pierce
  • Polk
  • Welco Corners
  • Wilton
Ghost town
  • Millsdale
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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State of Illinois
Springfield (capital)
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  • Arlington Heights/Palatine
  • Aurora/Naperville/Oswego/Plainfield
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  • Belleville/East St. Louis/Collinsville/O'Fallon
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  • Centralia
  • Champaign/Urbana
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  • Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates/Elk Grove Village
  • Springfield
  • Sterling/Rock Falls
  • Taylorville
  • Waukegan/North Chicago/Gurnee
  • Wheaton
Counties
  • Adams
  • Alexander
  • Bond
  • Boone
  • Brown
  • Bureau
  • Calhoun
  • Carroll
  • Cass
  • Champaign
  • Christian
  • Clark
  • Clay
  • Clinton
  • Coles
  • Cook
  • Crawford
  • Cumberland
  • DeKalb
  • DeWitt
  • Douglas
  • DuPage
  • Edgar
  • Edwards
  • Effingham
  • Fayette
  • Ford
  • Franklin
  • Fulton
  • Gallatin
  • Greene
  • Grundy
  • Hamilton
  • Hancock
  • Hardin
  • Henderson
  • Henry
  • Iroquois
  • Jackson
  • Jasper
  • Jefferson
  • Jersey
  • Jo Daviess
  • Johnson
  • Kane
  • Kankakee
  • Kendall
  • Knox
  • Lake
  • LaSalle
  • Lawrence
  • Lee
  • Livingston
  • Logan
  • Macon
  • Macoupin
  • Madison
  • Marion
  • Marshall
  • Mason
  • Massac
  • McDonough
  • McHenry
  • McLean
  • Menard
  • Mercer
  • Monroe
  • Montgomery
  • Morgan
  • Moultrie
  • Ogle
  • Peoria
  • Perry
  • Piatt
  • Pike
  • Pope
  • Pulaski
  • Putnam
  • Randolph
  • Richland
  • Rock Island
  • Saline
  • Sangamon
  • Schuyler
  • Scott
  • Shelby
  • St. Clair
  • Stark
  • Stephenson
  • Tazewell
  • Union
  • Vermilion
  • Wabash
  • Warren
  • Washington
  • Wayne
  • White
  • Whiteside
  • Will
  • Williamson
  • Winnebago
  • Woodford
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