Aurora, North Carolina

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Aurora

Sunny
Temperature: 51.1 °F

Humidity: 43 %
Wind Speed: 7 mph S
Pressure: 30.35 "

Dew Point: 29 °F
Gusts: 7 mph S
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• Potash Corp. rearranges ammonia supply chain
  

  Potash Corp. said it will adjust its supply chain to use alternate routes when an anhydrous ammonia storage facility in Savannah is closed at the end of the year.

• Longest lines at last two days of no-excuse voting
  

  By CLAUD HODGES Newsroom Manager Apathy is a word Beaufort County Director of Elections Kellie Harris Hopkins has not heard during the 2008 election.

• Black Long Islanders see history in Obama's candidacy
  

  For many black Long Islanders, America's troubled racial past long made the notion that their country might one day elect a black man as president seem the stuff of fantasy.

• Searching for
  

  It appears as if the only things a proposed ethanol-production plant near Aurora in southeastern Beaufort County produced are a prison sentence and the possibility of more prison sentences with people involved ...

• Gilead voters to mark ballots in Chocowinity
  

  By MIKE VOSS Contributing Editor Voters in Beaufort County's Gilead precinct will mark ballots at the polling place in Chocowinity on Election Day.

• Commissioners hear about transit issues
  

  By TED STRONG Staff Writer Bridges - over water that's troubled or otherwise - are pricey, the county commissioners heard Monday night.

• Making a difference
  

  With Election Day a little more than a month away, voters should be giving careful consideration to what candidates have to say about important issues.

• Board OKs a resolution backing PCS Phosphate
  

  By TED STRONG Staff Writer The Beaufort County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday night asking North Carolina's congressional delegation to help PCS Phosphate get a permit it needs ...

• Robb & Stucky wins most Aurora design awards
  

  Robb & Stucky Interiors took home more design awards than any other design firm during the Southeast Building Conference's Aurora Award Gala held in Orlando, Fla., earlier this month.

• Elderly Woman Killed Enroute To Grandson's 18th Birthday Party
  

  Hey, read the rules! An elderly Beaufort County woman was killed in a fiery crash Sunday morning.

• Shrimp Festival returns this weekend
  

  The 38th annual Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival will be taking place this weekend, August 9 and 10, at 126 Park Lane near Sneads Ferry Road.

• Selflessness, to the third power
  

  Maggie Mrva, foreground, is to receive a kidney today from Martha Hansen, rear, at the CU Hospital in Aurora.

• Wayne museum features prehistoric fossils exhibit
  

  An exhibit of prehistoric fossils and shells is drawing more visitors to the Wayne County Museum than most historical displays, says museum manager Johnna Nelson.

• Wayne museum features prehistoric fossils exhibit
  

  An exhibit of prehistoric fossils and shells is drawing more visitors to the Wayne County Museum than most historical displays, says museum manager Johnna Nelson.

• More of this story
  

  But in the face of some public outcry, the General Assembly has rewritten two sets of stormwater regulations the commission recently proposed, including a set of regulations for coastal counties that were ...

• Heat Sparks Storms
  

  In Beaufort County heavy rain poured down near Aurora, making it hard to see sometimes.

• Troubled Times For Commercial Fishermen
  

  Fuel prices are up, the economy is down and yet another industry is feeling the pinch thanks to both.

• Budget approved by board
  

  Property-tax rate will not increase under spending plan By MIKE VOSS Contributing Editor Beaufort County's newly adopted $54 million budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 does not include an increase in the ...

• Belhaven mayor airs grievances to commissioners
  

  O'Neal takes issue with joint projects By DAN PARSONS Staff Writer Belhaven Mayor Adam O'Neal found sympathy in Beaufort County commissioners Monday night when he brought a list of funding concerns to the ...

City Description

Aurora is a town in Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census. Aurora is located at 35°18′5″N, 76°47′22″W (35.301476, -76.789461). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), of which, 0.9 square miles (2.5 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (8.65%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 583 people, 265 households, and 169 families residing in the town. The population density was 615.8 people per square mile (236.9/km²). There were 316 housing units at an average density of 333.8/sq mi (128.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 51.29% White, 47.51% African American, 0.34% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.37% of the population. There were 265 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household

City Contained By:

• Beaufort County
• North Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 2.58998811034 km squared

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