North Aurora is a

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, United States, and a suburb of Aurora. Per the 2020 census, the population was 18,261. 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.

History

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

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. The 1880 US Census was the first federal census to use the place-name "Village of North Aurora". It was formally incorporated in 1905.

Public services

Schools

School-age children in North Aurora attend five 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.

Police

The village has 28 police officers with one chief and two deputy chiefs. After decades of sharing the same space as the village hall, the village constructed a new police headquarters at 200 S Lincolnway Street (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.

Fire department

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 Ordinance #21 created and chartered North Aurora Village Fire Department in 1908 as a

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service. On July 7, 1958, the department was renamed the North Aurora and Countryside Fire Protection District to cover areas outside of the village limits. 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.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting North Aurora to Aurora and other destinations. North Aurora is served by the old CB&Q line between Aurora and West Chicago, the oldest line on the BNSF system.

Geography

North Aurora is located in southeastern Kane County. It is bordered to the south and east by the city of

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and to the north by the city of Batavia. Interstate 88 runs along the southern boundary of the village, with access from Exits 114 and 117. The highway leads east to Hillside in the

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suburbs and west to the

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is east of North Aurora. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, North Aurora has a total area of , of which (or 96.80%) is land and (or 3.20%) is water. The Fox River runs north–south through the village.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 18,261 people, 6,788 households, and 4,432 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 7,282 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 70.21%

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, 5.76%

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, 0.53% Native American, 5.10% Asian, 0.05%

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, 8.44% from other races, and 9.91% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 19.20% of the population. There were 6,788 households, out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.86% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.71% were non-families. 25.01% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.81% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.33 and the average family size was 2.64. The village's age distribution consisted of 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 31.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $90,315, and the median income for a family was $107,163. Males had a median income of $61,060 versus $41,643 for females. The

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for the village was $40,697. About 2.6% of families and 4.7% of the population were below the

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, including 4.1% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Waubonsee Community College runs Channel 99 WCC ETV, an educational television station

References

External links

Official websiteMessenger Public Library of North AuroraWest Aurora School District 129North Aurora Fire Protection District
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