Place:Aurora, South Dakota, United States

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Place Information
Name
Aurora
Alternate names
Aurora     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
43.717°N 98.55°W
Located in
South Dakota, United States     (1879 - )
See also
Buffalo, South Dakota, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Charles Mix, South Dakota, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Jerauld, South Dakota, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Census-designated place
Storla
Inhabited place
Aurora Center
Plankinton
Stickney
White Lake
Watching Page

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source: Family History Library Catalog
the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Aurora County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 3,058. Its county seat is Plankinton.

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History

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Aurora County, named for Aurora the Roman goddess of the dawn, was created by the Dakota Territorial Legislature on February 22, 1879, and organized in 1881 when three county commissioners were appointed. The county commission first met on August 29, 1881, and named Plankinton the county seat, an act which was ratified by voters in November 1882.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1879 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1880 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1882 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1882 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1890 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1880 69
1890 5,045
1900 4,011
1910 6,143
1920 7,246
1930 7,139
1940 5,387
1950 5,020
1960 4,749
1970 4,183
1980 3,628
1990 3,135
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~sdaurora/

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