Spry, Pennsylvania

Spry
CDP
Christ Lutheran Church
Location in York County and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Coordinates: 39°54′45″N 76°41′14″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	York
Township	York
Area
• Total	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
• Land	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
Population  (2010)
• Total	4,891
• Density	1,900/sq mi (730/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Geography

Spry is located at 39°54′45″N 76°41′14″W (39.912566, -76.687216) in York Township, south of the city of York.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all land.

History

Spry’s original name was intersville, after the person that bought the land that spry now sits on. It was later changed to Spry for unknown reasons. This small town is known for its high cigar production in the 1900s. If you would ask people where spry starts and ends, it would be likely that you get multiple answers. Most people think that it starts near the Dunkin' Donuts on queen st, and end where Mack’s ice cream used to sit. Most of the houses in spry were built between 1920 and 1960. They mostly consist on brick cape cods and ranchers, with some newer homes mixed in. The main school district is Dallastown, with the only school in spry being York Township Elementary. This school was built between the years of 1935 and 1945. Before then, kids went to the school house that was located near Spry Church. It got torn down in years near 1970, because it wasn’t being used. If you have ever been to spry, you would know how many small businesses there are. After all, that is what spry is known for.

Demographics

At the time of the 2000 census, there were 4,903 people, 2,125 households, and 1,411 families living in the CDP.

The population density was 1,902.7 inhabitants per square mile (734.6/km²). There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 855.3 per square mile (330.2/km²).

The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.15% White, 1.51% African American, 0.12% Native American, 1.20% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.31%.

Of the 2,125 households documented by the federal census, 26.7% had children who were under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 28.4% of households were one-person households and 10.1% were one-person households with residents who were aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.77.

The age distribution was 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years.

For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females who were aged 18 and older, there were 89.2 males.

The median household income was $49,240 and the median family income was $57,344. Males had a median income of $41,436 compared with that of $31,587 for females.

The per capita income for the CDP was $24,564.

Approximately 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were living below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those who were under the age of 18 and 6.3% of those who were aged 65 or older.

Gallery

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  On Queen St. (SR 74)
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  On Queen St.