Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania

Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°56′24″N80°00′34″W / 39.94000°N 80.00944°W / 39.94000; -80.00944
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Greene
Township	Jefferson
Area [1]
• Total	1.35 sq mi (3.50 km2)
• Land	1.35 sq mi (3.50 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	1,033 ft (315 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	655
• Density	484.47/sq mi (187.09/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-20080
GNIS feature ID	2634213

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	697		—
2020	655		−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.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Tavern Census Designated Place