Aurora, Colorado
Aurora | |
|---|---|
| City of Aurora | |
The Southlands shopping mall in Aurora | |
| Nicknames: The Gateway to the Rockies The Sunrise of Colorado | |
| Coordinates: 39°42′33″N 104°43′18″W / 39.70917°N 104.72167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Colorado |
| Counties | Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas |
| Platted | 1891 as Fletcher, Colorado |
| Incorporated (town) | May 5, 1903, as the Town of Fletcher |
| Incorporated (city) | March 9, 1928 as the City of Aurora |
| Government | |
| • Type | home rule city |
| • Mayor | Mike Coffman (R) |
| • City manager | Jason Batchelor |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.588 sq mi (423.691 km2) |
| • Land | 163.009 sq mi (422.191 km2) |
| • Water | 0.579 sq mi (1.500 km2) |
| • Rank | 2nd in Colorado 54th in the United States |
| Elevation | 5,558 ft (1,694 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 404,219 |
• Estimate (2024) | 403,130 |
| • Rank | 3rd in Colorado 51st in the United States |
| • Density | 2,412/sq mi (931/km2) |
| Demonyms | Auroran |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 80010-80019, 80040-80047 (all but 80045 PO Boxes), 80247 |
| Area codes | 303/720/983 |
| GNIS city ID | 2409757 |
| FIPS code | 08-04000 |
| Website | City of Aurora |
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Aurora (/əˈroʊrə/, /əˈrɔːrə/) is a home rule city located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. Aurora is the third-most-populous city in the State of Colorado and the 51st-most-populous city in the United States. Aurora is a principal city of the Denver–Aurora–Centennial, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area, and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor.