Scurry, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 32°31′8″N 96°22′51″W / 32.51889°N 96.38083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
Counties | Kaufman |
Area | |
• Total | 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2) |
• Land | 1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 688 |
• Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 75158 |
Area code(s) | 214, 469, 972 |
FIPS Code | 48-66368 |
GNIS feature ID | 1379045 |
Website | tshaonline |
Scurry is a town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 2003.[2] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 688.
Scurry is named after Scurry Dean. The arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1870s established the settlement as a shipment point for area farmers. When local residents requested a post office, they submitted the name Scurry – in honor of Scurry Dean, who was killed during the Civil War. Post service began in 1883 and a year later, Scurry had an estimated population of fifty.
Scurry is located at 32°31′07″N 96°22′51″W / 32.51861°N 96.38083°W (32.518611, –96.380833). It is situated along State Highway 34 in southwestern Kaufman County, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Kaufman and 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Dallas.[3]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has an area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2), all land.[4]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, Scurry has a humid subtropical climate, Cfa on climate maps.[5]
The first settlers in the area arrived in the mid-1840s. Over the next quarter century, a church and school community developed and the number of farms increased. The arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1870s established the settlement as a shipment point for area farmers. When local residents requested a post office, they submitted the name "Scurry"—in honor of Scurry Dean, who was killed during the Civil War. Postal service began in 1883, and a year later, Scurry had an estimated population of 50.[3] By 1914, the community was home to around 400 people and a number of businesses. The Great Depression caused Scurry to decline, which lasted through the first decade after World War II. Only 250 people remained in the community by the mid-1950s. The trend was reversed during the latter half of the 20th century. In 1990, 9 businesses and about 315 people were living in the community.[6] That figure approached 600 by 2000, and Scurry was officially incorporated as a town three years later.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1990 | 315 | — | |
2000 | 600 | 90.5% | |
2010 | 681 | 13.5% | |
2020 | 688 | 1.0% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020 Census[8] |
Public education in the town of Scurry is provided by the Scurry-Rosser Independent School District. The district has three campuses and also serves the incorporated communities of Rosser, Cottonwood, and Grays Prairie in southwestern Kaufman County.