Aurora is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States.

Before being incorporated as a city, it was the location of the Aurora Colony, a religious commune founded in 1856 by William Keil and John E. Schmit.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km2), all of it land.

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

Source:[6] As of the census[12] of 2010, there were 918 people, 336 households, and 256 families living in the city.

18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 1.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.5% of those over 64.

Life Flight Network, the nation's largest not-for-profit air ambulance provider is headquartered at the Aurora State Airport.

The company provides critical care transport from the scene of an emergency or from one hospital to another via helicopter and fixed-wing aircraft.

Life Flight Network has bases of operation throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana and has been saving lives in the region since 1978.