Aurora (Ohio)
Portage County
39-03086
Aurora is a city in Portage County, Ohio, United States. In the 2000 census, the city had 13,556 inhabitants.
Geography
Auroras geographical coordinates are 41 ° 19 ' N, 81 ° 21' W41.319166666667 - 81.355833333333 ( 41.319254, -81.355859 ). In the area, in the south of Streetsboro, southwest Hudson, west of the Twinsburg Township, northwest Reminderville and Solon, Bainbridge Township north, the northeast, the Auburn Township, Mantua Township in the east and southeast the Shalersville Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 62.4 km ², of which 60.1 km ² of land and 2.3 km ² omitted ( = 3.61 %) to water.
Demography
According to the census of 2000 Aurora inhabited 13,556 people. The population density was 225 persons per km ². There were 5361 housing units at an average 89 per km ². The racial the population was composed of 95.67 % White, 2.16 % African American, 0.10 % Native American, 1.24 % Asian, 0.01 % Pacific Islander residents from the and 0.13 % from other ethnic groups; 0.69% were descended from two or more races. 0.59 % of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The residents of Aurora distributed to 5,047 households out of which 35.2 % were living in children under 18 years. 68.9 % were married couples living together, 6.5% were single mothers, 22.7 % were non-families, 19.0% were made up of individuals and 7.6 % of all households had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or about it. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size is 3.02.
The population was spread out with 25.7 % under the, 4.6 % from 18 to 24, 27.3 % between 25 and 44 years, 26.9 % between 45 and 64 years and 15.5 % at age 65 years or more. The average age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 88.9 males.
The median household income in Aurora was 70 998 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the level of 78 876 U.S. dollars. Males have a median income of $ 61,298 U.S. dollars, women 35 655 U.S. dollars. The per capita income amounted to 35 537 U.S. dollars. 2.6 % of the population and 3.6 % of families were below the poverty line, including 3.1 % of those affected and 5.6 % of those age 65 or over.
Leisure Activities
Even in the time of 1887, there were at Giles Pond - now known as Geauga Lake - entertainment venues and other opportunities for leisure activities. The roller coaster Big Dipper was here for 82 years in operation.
The second historical park in the SeaWorld chain was built in 1970 on the northern edge of the city. It was purchased in 2001 with the adjacent Six Flags Geauga Lake, and arrived in 2004 the property of Cedar Fair, the largest part of the former marine mammal park was closed. Cedar Fair operates the facility as a water park.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Jeff Burr ( born 1963 ), film director
- Anne Heche (born 1969 ), actress