'Ursa' definitions:

Definition of 'Ursa'

From: GCIDE

Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. Arctic.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. [1913 Webster]
Ursa Major [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated near the pole, and contains the stars which form the Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers, or stars which point towards the North Star.
Ursa Minor [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail. [1913 Webster]

Name :

Ursa, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois

Population (2000) :

595

Housing Units (2000) :

261

Land area (2000) :

0.681639 sq. miles (1.765437 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

0.681639 sq. miles (1.765437 sq. km)

FIPS code :

77044

Located within :

Illinois (IL), FIPS 17

Location :

40.074653 N, 91.370776 W

ZIP Codes (1990) :

62376

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.