Scurry, Texas

Not to be confused with Scurry County, Texas.

Town in Texas, United States

Scurry, Texas

Town

Location of Scurry in Kaufman County, Texas

Coordinates: 32°30′25″N 96°23′10″W﻿ / ﻿32.50694°N 96.38611°W﻿ / 32.50694; -96.38611
Country| United States
State| Texas
Counties| Kaufman
Area

[1]

• 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

[2]

| 420 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, 945, 972
FIPS Code| 48-66368
GNIS feature ID| 2413268[2]
Website| tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hls33

Scurry is a town in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. It was incorporated in 2003.[3] 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.

## Geography

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Scurry is located along State Highway 34 in southwestern Kaufman County, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Kaufman and 34 miles (55 km) southeast of Dallas.[4]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has an area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km2), all land.[5]

### Climate

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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.[6]

## History

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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.[4] 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.[7] That figure approached 600 by 2000, and Scurry was officially incorporated as a town three years later.

## Demographics

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Historical population 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[8]
2020 Census[9]

## Education

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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.

## References

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1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scurry, Texas
3. ^ "Boundary Changes". Geographic Change Notes: Texas. Population Division, United States Census Bureau. May 19, 2006. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved May 27, 2008.
4. ^ a b "Scurry, Texas". Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
5. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Scurry town, Texas". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
6. ^ Climate Summary for Scurry, Texas
7. ^ "Scurry, Texas". The Handbook of Texas online. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
9. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Scurry, Texas". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

## External links

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* Scurry, Texas – Texas Handbook Online
* Scurry-Rosser Independent School District

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Municipalities and communities of Kaufman County, Texas, United States

County seat: Kaufman

Cities|

* Combine‡
* Cottonwood
* Crandall
* Dallas‡
* Forney
* Heath‡
* Kaufman
* Kemp
* Mesquite‡
* Seagoville‡
* Seven Points‡
* Talty
* Terrell

Kaufman County map

Towns|

* Mabank‡
* Oak Grove
* Oak Ridge
* Poetry‡
* Post Oak Bend
* Scurry

Villages|

* Grays Prairie
* Rosser

CDPs|

* Elmo
* Heartland
* Travis Ranch

Other
communities|

* Ables Springs
* Abner
* Cobb
* College Mound
* Colquitt
* Gastonia
* Hiram
* Lawrence
* Markout
* McCoy
* Ola
* Prairieville
* Styx
* Tolosa
* Union Valley
* Warsaw

Ghost towns|

* Cedar Grove
* Cedarvale
* Jiba
* Peeltown
* Stubbs

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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