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Aurora County, South DakotaAurora County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameAurora is named for Aurora, Greco-Roman goddess of the dawn. Aurora is the Latin word for dawn, the
goddess of dawn in Roman mythology and Latin poetry. Aurora is comparable to the Greek goddess Eos, though Aurora did
not bring with her any resonance of a greater archaic goddess. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryAurora County was named for Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn. The county was created by an act of the legislature on February 22, 1879 from Cragin and Wetmore counties and organized by the appointment of three Commissioners in 1881. The first meeting was held on August 29, 1881 at which time Plankinton was made the county seat. This action was ratified by a vote of the people at the general election in November 1882. The county seat is Plankinton. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 713 square miles (1,845 kmē), of which, 708
square miles (1,834 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 kmē) of it (0.61%) is water. Aurora Couinty is located in the southeastern part of the state Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
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