Aurora Springs, Missouri Explained

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]

History

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.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Missouri . United States Census Bureau . April 16, 2024.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Aurora Springs CDP, Missouri: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 17, 2024.
  3. Eldon, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1983
  4. Web site: Miller County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071356/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_miller.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri. November 6, 2016.
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 November 2016.