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Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas, United States. It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for... the first time in school history. Texas A&M's designation as a land, sea, and space grant institution reflects a broad range of research with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration , the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research. The school ranks in the top 20 American research institutes in terms of funding and has made notable contributions to such fields as animal cloning and petroleum engineering. The first public institution of higher education in Texas, the school opened on October 4, 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Its original mission was to educate white males in farming and military techniques.
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Marion is a town in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Monroe Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town was named for Francis Marion, a military leader known as the "Swamp Fox". Marion is located at 32°54′6″N... 92°14′36″W / 32.90167°N 92.24333°W / 32.90167; -92.24333 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2 square miles , of which, 3.2 square miles of it is land and 0.31% is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 806 people, 326 households, and 217 families residing in the town. The population density was 250.9 people per square mile . There were 379 housing units at an average density of 118.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the town was 44.79% White, 54.09% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.12% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.99% of the population. There were 326 households. Of which, 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 18.
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