Scurry, Texas

Scurry, Texas
Location of Scurry in Kaufman County, Texas
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
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesKaufman
Area
 • Total1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2)
 • Land1.93 sq mi (4.99 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation420 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total688
 • Density360/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
75158
Area code(s)214, 469, 945, 972
FIPS Code48-66368
GNIS feature ID2413268[2]
Websitetshaonline.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.

  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.