Aurora, Minnesota

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Aurora, Minnesota is a small city in northeastern Minnesota located in the Mesabi Iron Range, historically tied to iron ore mining and surrounded by forests and lakes.

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Aurora, Minnesota canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 218
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Midwestern United States
county Saint Louis County, Minnesota NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 1,450 feet
governingBody Aurora City Council NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic resource-based economy
rural setting
small population
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasLandUseHistory company town for mining
hasLatitude 47.529
hasLongitude -92.241
hasMajorEconomicHistory iron ore extraction
mining industry
hasNaturalEnvironment boreal forest region
hasNearbyAttraction Giants Ridge ski area NERFINISHED
Mesabi Trail NERFINISHED
hasNearbyIndustry taconite mining
hasPrimaryLanguage English
hasRecreation cross-country skiing
fishing
hunting
snowmobiling
hasSettlementType small city
hasTransportation local airport (nearby Eveleth–Virginia Municipal Airport)
historicallyTiedTo iron ore mining
isNamedAfter Aurora (Latin for dawn) NERFINISHED
isPartOf Iron Range region of Minnesota NERFINISHED
isServedBy Minnesota State Highway 135 NERFINISHED
Saint Louis County Road 100 NERFINISHED
Saint Louis County Road 110 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Mesabi Iron Range NERFINISHED
Northern Forests ecoregion NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear forests
lakes
nearbyCity Biwabik, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota NERFINISHED
Virginia, Minnesota NERFINISHED
postalCode 55705
region Northeastern Minnesota NERFINISHED
state Minnesota
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time
waterBodyNearby St. Louis River watershed NERFINISHED

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