Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania Explained

Dry Tavern, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Dry Tavern
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Greene
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Jefferson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.50
Area Land Km2:3.50
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:655
Population Density Km2:187.09
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1033
Coordinates:39.94°N -80.0094°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-20080
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2634213
Area Total Sq Mi:1.35
Area Land Sq Mi:1.35
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:484.47

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

References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Dry Tavern CDP, Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. February 7, 2017.
  4. News: Unusual town names give Greene Co. color . Observer-Reporter . September 4, 1988 . 3 May 2015 . Haney, Christine V. . B1.