Spry is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in York County,

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, United States. The population was 4,891 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Spry is located at (39.912566, -76.687216) in York Township, south of the city of

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

At 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 people per square mile (733.7/km). There were 2,204 housing units at an average density of 855.3/sq mi (329.8/km). The

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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 26.7% had children 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 and 10.1% were one person 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 age 18 and over, 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 versus $31,587 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $24,564. About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the

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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over. House Spry, York Co, PA 2.jpg, On Queen St. (SR 74) House Spry, York Co, PA 1.jpg , On Queen St.

References

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