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Population (year 2000): 700. Estimated
population in July 2005: 685 (-2.1% change)
Males: 334 (47.7%), Females: 366 (52.3%)
La Salle County
Zip code:
71480
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $25,625 (year 2000)
Median house value: $30,500 (year 2000)
Races in Urania:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- American Indian (2.6%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Black (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (43.4%), Irish
(10.4%), French (4.1%), German (4.1%), English (3.3%), Scottish
(1.3%).
Elevation: 92 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Urania
- High school or higher: 59.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 7.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 37.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Urania town
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 63.1%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 7.6%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -79 (-10.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Urania:
- HARDTNER MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; OLLA, LA)
- LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; JENA, LA)
- CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
COLUMBIA, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Urania:
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 42 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- MONROE REGIONAL (about 48 miles; MONROE, LA; ID: MLU)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 73
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Urania:
- OLLA (about 6 miles; OLLA, LA; ID: L47)
- JENA (about 18 miles; JENA, LA; ID: 1R1)
- WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles;
WINNFIELD, LA; ID: 0L6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Urania:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 49 miles;
MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 56
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 84 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 99
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
Public primary/middle school in Urania:
- LASALLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 5960 TANNEHILL DRIVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
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