Aurora, Texas
Template:About Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Aurora is a city<ref>Census Bureau status changes Template:Webarchive</ref> in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,390 in 2020.<ref name=":0" />
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all land.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
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| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 951 | 68.42% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 10 | 0.72% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 15 | 1.08% |
| Asian (NH) | 9 | 0.65% |
| Some Other Race (NH) | 1 | 0.07% |
| Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH) | 78 | 5.61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 23.45% |
| Total | 1,390 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,390 people, 420 households, and 356 families residing in the city.
Education
The Town of Aurora is served by the Northwest Independent School District.
- Seven Hills Elementary (K–5)
- Chisholm Trail Middle School (6–8)
- Northwest High School (9–12)
UFO incident
Template:Main Aurora is known for a purported UFO crash in April 1897, and the ongoing legend that the UFO's pilot is supposedly buried in the local cemetery.<ref>"A Town in Texas Ponders Mystery of 1897 Spaceman", The New York Times, February 26, 1979, p. A14</ref> Although the town has embraced the legend to a point (the city's website mentions the legend),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the cemetery association has refused all requests to exhume the alien's purported gravesite.
References
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Sources
- Robert Wooster: Template:Handbook of Texas
Further reading
- Reed, S. G. (1941) A History of the Texas Railroads, St. Clair, Houston; rpt. (1981) Arno, New York
- WPA Federal Writers' Project (1939) Port Arthur, Anson Jones Press, Houston
- DNAlien, A novel by Jim West (2007).