North Carolina Beaufort County
Aurora
A town in Beaufort County, North Carolina — population 511 as of 2020.
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Coastal Review
September 9Second marine debris action workshop to be in Washington
The second of two North Carolina Marine Debris Action Plan workshops aimed at increasing the resiliency and enhancing the management of residential docks and piers and abandoned or derelict vessels is set for Sept. 15.
Government & CivicCoastal Review
August 11The North Carolina Coastal Federation and the North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve have scheduled the sessions for Aug. 28 in Wilmington and Sept. 15 in Washington.
EventsCoastal Review
August 7The 2026 budget mandates that NCDOT begin collecting tolls for the currently free Currituck-Knotts Island, Bayview-Aurora, Hatteras-Ocracoke and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach ferries by Jan. 1, 2027.
TransportationIn and around Aurora
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Aurora by the numbers
- Area
- 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km²), 0.1 sq mi water
- Median age
- 42.5
- Households
- 217
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median household income
- $46,131
- Office
- TOWN CLERK - FINANCE OFFICER
- Address
- PO BOX 86, AURORA, NC 27806