65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.3% male and 50.7% female. 2000 census As of the 2000 census, there were 3,965 people, 1,592 households, and 1,022 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 1,716 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.59% White, 0.10% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.15% Asian, 0.25% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 1,592 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.8% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.08. In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,500, and the median income for a family was $39,331. Males had a median income of $32,058 versus $24,671 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,587. About 9.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over. Government The government consists of a mayor and a city council. The mayor is elected in citywide vote. The city council consists of five members. Four are elected from individual districts. One is elected at-large. Current elected officials Mayor: Mark A. Drury Clerk Treasurer: Benny Turner Council District 1: John Borgman Council District 2: Joey Turner Council District 3: Terry Hahn Council District 4: Fred Lester Council At Large: Patrick Schwing Timeline of 19th-century mayors Education The town has a free lending library, the Aurora Public Library District. Notable people Jesse Lynch Holman (1774-1842) - Helped plat the town