Urania is a town in

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United States. The population was 1,313 at the 2010 census. Urania was established in the late 1890s by lumbering magnate

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, who is considered "Louisiana's first conservationist." The name ''Urania'' is taken from the

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muse of astronomy. Hardtner served in both houses of the

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from La Salle Parish as well as long service on the La Salle Parish Police Jury. The late state Representative Thomas "Bud" Brady was born in Urania in 1938.

Geography

Urania is located at (31.862835, -92.291261). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and 0.80% is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 700 people, 274 households, and 201 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 311 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 96.00%

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, 0.71%

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, 0.43% Native American, 0.57% from

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, and 2.29% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.14% of the population. There were 274 households, out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were

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living together, 7.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.03. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the town was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $29,167. Males had a median income of $22,404 versus $18,125 for females. The

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for the town was $10,517. About 18.7% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the

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, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The following schools operated by the La Salle Parish School Board serve the city: * Olla-Standard Elementary School (

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) * La Salle Junior High School (Urania) * La Salle High School (Olla)

References

External links

Town of Urania, Louisiana
Official Urania

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