Timeline of Aurora, Colorado

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Prior to 20th century

1890 – Settlement named "Fletcher." 1891 Fletcher incorporated as a town. H.M. Miliken becomes mayor. 1892 – Schoolhouse burns down. 1893 – Denver-Fletcher trolley begins operating.

20th century

1902 – Section of town becomes part of Adams County; the other section becomes part of South Arapahoe County. 1906 Town Hall built. Democrat-News begins publication. 1907 Fletcher renamed "Aurora." First Presbyterian Church built. 1908 – Electricity begins operating. 1918 – US Army General Hospital No. 21 opens. 1924 – Colfax Avenue becomes part of U.S. Route 40. 1925 Aurora Woman's Club formed. Hollywood cinema opens. 1929 Aurora Public Library established. Stapleton Aerodrome begins operating near Aurora. 1938 – US military Lowry Technical Training Center built. 1939 – Population: 3,494. 1942 – US military Buckley Space Force Base built. 1946 Fox Theatre in business. City Planning Commission established. 1949 – City Water Department established. 1950 – East 70 Drive-In cinema in business. 1954 – Hoffman Heights becomes part of Aurora. 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed. 1965 – Norma Walker becomes mayor. 1966 – Arapahoe Junior College opens. 1971 Buckingham Square Mall in business. Camelot hi-rise offices built. 1972 Aurora Advocate Sentinel and Aurora Sun newspapers begin publication. Little League baseball team formed. 1974 – Quincy Reservoir constructed. 1975 – Aurora Mall in business. 1979 Aurora History Museum founded. Marketplace Tower I office building constructed. 1981 – Aurora Genealogical Society founded. 1982 – Aurora Public Library Central building constructed. 1984 – Bennett family murdersNevada inmate charged in the cold case of Aurora hammer murders 1985 – City Historic Preservation Commission established. 1990 – Population: 222,103. 1992 – Sister city relationship established with Seongnam, South Korea. 1993 – December 13: 1993 Aurora, Colorado shooting. 1994 – US Lowry Air Force Base closes. 1996 City website online (approximate date). Arabian Horse Association headquartered in Aurora (approximate date). 1998 – Century cinema in business.

21st century

2003 Aurora Municipal Center built. Ed Tauer becomes mayor. 2004 – Population: 298,303. 2007 – Children's Hospital Colorado opens. 2009 – Mike Coffman becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district. 2010 – Population: 325,078. 2011 Steve Hogan becomes mayor. Colorado's 6th congressional district remapped. 2012 – July 20: 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting. 2014 – Sister city relationship established with Adama, Ethiopia. 2017 – May 15: The Republic of El Salvador opens a consulate in Aurora, the city's first. 2018 – Mayor Steve Hogan dies in office. 2022 – A shooting at Iglesia Faro De Luz Church in Aurora kills at least one, a woman, and injures two others.

Timeline of Aurora, Colorado

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