Aurora, South Dakota

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Sioux Falls. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the south of Aurora and has a population of 123,975 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Watertown. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northwest of Aurora and has a population of 20,237 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Canby (MN)	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,710	10.14% decrease
	Luverne (MN)	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	4,425	4.16% decrease
	Marshall (MN)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	12,647	0.69% decrease
	Minneota (MN)	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	1,366	5.73% decrease
	Pipestone (MN)	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	4,131	3.48% decrease
	Slayton (MN)	SE	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,835	11.44% decrease
	Tyler (MN)	E	27 mi [43.45 km]	1,122	7.88% decrease
	Brandon	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	8,757	53.82% increase
	Brookings	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	19,865	7.36% increase
	Clear Lake	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	1,225	8.24% decrease
	Dell Rapids	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	3,431	15.13% increase
	Flandreau	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,222	6.48% decrease
	Hartford	S	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,436	32.1% increase
	Madison	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	6,482	0.89% decrease
	Volga	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,583	10.31% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hendricks (MN)	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	648	10.62% decrease
	Lake Benton (MN)	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	633	9.96% decrease
	Arlington	W	23 mi [37.01 km]	935	5.75% decrease
	Astoria	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	133	11.33% decrease
	Bruce	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	260	4.41% decrease
	Bushnell	NE	3 mi [4.83 km]	68	9.33% decrease
	Colman	S	21 mi [33.8 km]	548	4.2% decrease
	Egan	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	245	7.55% decrease
	Elkton	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	644	4.87% decrease
	Estelline	NW	22 mi [35.41 km]	666	1.33% decrease
	Nunda	SW	18 mi [28.97 km]	47	---
	Sinai	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	120	9.77% decrease
	Toronto	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	175	13.37% decrease
	Ward	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	49	19.51% increase
	White	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	512	3.4% decrease

Brookings County

Aurora is located in Brookings County.

Below are counties that are near Aurora (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Aurora:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Aurora
	Lincoln County (MN)	E	Verdi (MN)	17 miles [27 km]
	Lyon County (MN)	E	Florence (MN)	31 miles [49 km]
	Murray County (MN)	E	Current Lake (MN)	38 miles [61 km]
	Pipestone County (MN)	SE	Cresson (MN)	17 miles [27 km]
	Yellow Medicine County (MN)	NE	Burr (MN)	35 miles [56 km]
	Deuel County	N	Johnsonville	18 miles [28 km]
	Hamlin County	NW	Estelline	22 miles [35 km]
	Kingsbury County	W	Arlington	23 miles [37 km]
	Lake County	SW	Nunda	18 miles [28 km]
	Minnehaha County	S	Dell Rapids	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for South Dakota<3>

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