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Ursa, Illinois

Ursa, Illinois
Village
Ursa Town Hall from northwest.jpg
Ursa's village hall
Country United States
State Illinois
County Adams
Township Ursa
Coordinates 40°4′29″N 91°22′15″W / 40.07472°N 91.37083°W / 40.07472; -91.37083Coordinates: 40°4′29″N 91°22′15″W / 40.07472°N 91.37083°W / 40.07472; -91.37083
Area 0.70 sq mi (2 km2)
 - land 0.70 sq mi (2 km2)
 - water 0.00 sq mi (0 km2)
Population 626 (2010)
Density 894.3/sq mi (345/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62376
Area code 217
Adams County Illinois incorporated and unincorporated areas Ursa highlighted.svg
Location in Adams County and the state of Illinois.
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Location of Illinois in the United States

Ursa is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 626 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Ursa is located at 40°4′29″N 91°22′15″W / 40.07472°N 91.37083°W / 40.07472; -91.37083 (40.074653, -91.370776).

According to the 2010 census, Ursa has a total area of 0.7 square miles (1.81 km2), all land.

The first settlers came to Ursa in 1823.

As of the census of 2000, there were 595 people, 252 households, and 167 families residing in the village. The population density was 872.9 people per square mile (337.8/km²). There were 261 housing units at an average density of 382.9 per square mile (148.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.99% White, 0.34% Native American, 0.50% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.

There were 252 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.98.


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