Official Name: | Aurora Springs, Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miller |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.11 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.11 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.43 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 138 |
Population Density Km2: | 123.95 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 320.93 |
Elevation Ft: | 909 |
Coordinates: | 38.3244°N -92.5822°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 65026 (Eldon) |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 29-02584 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2804674 |
Aurora Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northern Miller County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is located on Saline Creek, just south of Eldon and west of U.S. Route 54.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 138.[2]
Aurora Springs was platted in 1880 and named for a mineral spring near the original town site.[4] A post office called Aurora Springs was established in 1882 and remained in operation until 1912.[5] The U.S. Census Bureau first listed the community as a census-designated place prior to the 2020 census.