| North Aurora
is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States.
The population was 10,585 at the 2000 census, and estimated
to be 14,394 as of 2005. In its early history, North
Aurora was known as "Schneider's Mill" or
"Schneider's Crossing" after John Peter Schneider,
a German immigrant who established a mill and dam on
the Fox River after moving to the area in 1834. Schneider
Elementary School in North Aurora is named after him.
School-age children in North
Aurora attend public schools in the West Aurora Public
School District 129. North Aurora's own district was
absorbed into its neighbor, Aurora, in the early 1960s.
Similarly, public spaces and parks are managed by the
neighboring, larger Fox Valley Park District. North
Aurora does maintain its own Fire Department, Police
Department and Public Library District.
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