Aurora, Cayuga County, New York
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Aurora, or Aurora-on-Cayuga, is a village and college town in the town of Ledyard, Cayuga County, New York, United States, on the shore of Cayuga Lake. The village had a population of 724 at the 2010 census.[2]
Aurora, New York | |
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Coordinates: 42°44′48″N 76°41′58″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Cayuga County |
Town | Ledyard |
Established | 1795 |
Incorporated (village) | 1837 |
Area | |
• Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2) |
• Land | 0.92 sq mi (2.38 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 411 ft (125 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 607 |
• Density | 660.50/sq mi (255.00/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 13026 |
FIPS code | 36-03188 |
Website | auroranewyork |
Wells College, an institution of higher education for women founded by Henry Wells in 1868, was located in Aurora. It became coeducational in 2005, and closed in 2024.
In 1980, its Aurora Village-Wells College Historic District, with more than 50 contributing properties, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. From 2001 to 2007, redevelopment of historic properties in the village by entrepreneur Pleasant Rowland and the Aurora Foundation earned compliments, as well as provoking citizen concern, a lawsuit joined by state and national preservation organizations, and national media attention.