Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
39°56′24″N 80°00′34″W / 39.94000°N 80.00944°W / 39.94000; -80.00944CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyGreeneTownshipJeffersonArea
[1]
 • Total1.35 sq mi (3.50 km2) • Land1.35 sq mi (3.50 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
1,033 ft (315 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total655 • Density484.47/sq mi (187.09/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code42-20080GNIS feature ID2634213

Dry Tavern is a census-designated place in Jefferson Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located next to the borough of Rices Landing along Pennsylvania Route 88, on high ground south of the Monongahela River. As of the 2010 census the population was 697.[3]

Etymology

Dry Tavern took its name from a local tavern which sold no alcohol.[4]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010697—
2020655−6.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dry Tavern CDP, Pennsylvania". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 7, 2017.[dead link]
  4. ^ Haney, Christine V. (September 4, 1988). "Unusual town names give Greene Co. color". Observer-Reporter. pp. B1. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Tavern Census Designated Place