:Corry, Pennsylvania

Erie County was formed from parts of Allegheny County on March 12, 1800.{{Cite book |last=Hottenstein |first=JoAnne |last2=Welch |first2=Sibyl |chapter=Erie County |title=Incorporation dates of Pennsylvania municipalities |year=1965 |publisher=Bureau of Municipal Affairs, Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs |location=Harrisburg |chapter-url=http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/counties/pdfs/Venango.pdf |access-date=June 15, 2011}} On May 27, 1861, tracks owned by the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad intersected with those of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad and was called the "Atlantic and Erie Junction".{{Cite news |last=Springirth |first=Kenneth |title=Railroads that helped Corry thrive could be key to city's prosperity |date=June 13, 2011 |newspaper=Erie Times-News |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110613/OPINION08/306139991/-1/etn02 |access-date=June 15, 2011}}Bates, p. 809. Land at the junction was owned by Hiram Cory, who sold a portion to the Atlantic and Great Western in October 1861. The railroad built a ticket office at the junction and named it for Cory, but through a misspelling it became Corry.

The combination of railroad growth and the first national oil wells developed by Edwin Drake for the Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company in nearby Titusville contributed greatly to Corry's development. This boomtown was chartered as a borough in 1863 and designated as a city in 1866. Industry has played a big part in Corry's growth, and the [https://www.corryareahistoricalsociety.org/ Corry Area Historical Society, Inc.] maintains a museum where one of the Climax locomotives (the steam engine used in logging operations that brought fame to Corry) is on display. Since 2020 a "Class A" Climax locomotive is being restored at a location near the original locomotive works by a local non-profit organization set up for this project.{{Cite web |author=Last, John |url=https://www.erienewsnow.com/story/45499160/restoration-of-historic-locomotive-keeps-moving-forward |title=Restoration of Historic Locomotive Keeps Moving Forward |work=Erie News Now |date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=June 12, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=https://corryrails.com/ |title=Corry Rail & Industrial Legacy Society & Museum |access-date=June 12, 2023}}

Corry has been named a Tree City USA for seven consecutive years.{{Cite news |last=Sear |first=Stephen |title=Tree City honors roll 7 in Corry |date=April 20, 2011 |newspaper=The Corry Journal |url=http://www.thecorryjournal.com/articles/2011/04/20/news/doc4daf15ace5a5d044338755.txt |access-date=June 15, 2011}}

The Corry Armory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

{{US Census population

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|1870= 6726

|1880= 5277

|1890= 5321

|1900= 5389

|1910= 5991

|1920= 7228

|1930= 7489

|1940= 6890

|1950= 6887

|1960= 7123

|1970= 7367

|1980= 7159

|1990= 6917

|2000= 6743

|2010= 6618

|2020= 6217

|estyear=2021

|estimate=6164

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|footnote=Sources:{{cite web|title=Census of Population and Housing|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=11 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=11 June 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, there were 6,834 people, 2,660 households, and 1,763 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,120.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,868 housing units at an average density of {{convert|470.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.19% White, 0.29% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated Corry's population at 6,331 in 2009.

There were 2,660 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.5% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,967, and the median income for a family was $35,375. Males had a median income of $30,220 versus $22,127 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,143. About 14.2% of families and 16.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over.

Corry is located at {{Coord|41|55|30|N|79|38|26|W|type:city}} (41.924947, -79.640511).{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|6.1|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

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| source 1 = Pennsylvania State University{{Cite web |title=Corry Local Climatological Data |work=Pennsylvania State Climatologist |publisher=College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University |url=http://climate.met.psu.edu/data/city/cityhome.php |access-date=June 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530050344/http://climate.met.psu.edu/data/city/cityhome.php |archive-date=May 30, 2011 |url-status=dead }}

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The city of Corry is incorporated as a 3rd-class city under Pennsylvania law.The Pennsylvania Manual, p. 6-5. Third-class cities are governed by a commission, in which the mayor and four other members of the city council constitute the commission. The mayor serves as the president of the council. Michael Baker is the mayor of the city of Corry. The Corry City Council's other members are Steven Drake, Bill Roche, Taree Hamilton and Andrew Sproveri."Erie County Elected Officials", p. 7. Donna Huffman is city treasurer and Diane L. Cowles is city controller.

Corry is in Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district and is represented in the United States House of Representatives by Republican Glenn Thompson, who was elected in 2008.{{needs update|date=August 2024}} Republican Scott Hutchinson of the 21st District has represented Corry in the Pennsylvania State Senate since 2013. Corry is contained by the 4th District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and is represented by Republican Curt Sonney.

File:Corry, Pennsylvania Skyline.jpg

Corry is within the Corry Area School District, which operates a middle school, high school, one elementary school, but two abandoned elementary schools, and a career and technical center. Higher education is locally available through the Corry branch of Mercyhurst College, which offers advanced college credits for high school students and an associate degree in business administration. Adult education and training are offered through the Corry Higher Education Council.

• Emery Bopp (1924–2007), artist
• William Wallace Brown (1836–1926), member of the United States House of Representatives
• Ryan Buell (1982−), paranormal investigator
• Carmen Hill (1895–1990), Major League Baseball player, Corry HS
• Fred Marsh (1924–2006), Major League Baseball player
• Peter McLaughlin, Minnesota state legislator
• Norman T. Newton (1898–1992), Landscape Architect, Scholar
• Linda Kay Olson, Miss America 2nd Runner-up, 1972 {{cite news |title=Miss Wisconsin Is Miss America |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/09/10/archives/miss-wisconsin-is-miss-america.html |access-date=4 January 2019 |newspaper=New York Times |date=10 September 1972}}{{cite news|title=Indiana U Co-ed Is Miss Pennsylvania|last=United Press International|date=1972-06-19|newspaper=Beaver County Times|page=7}}
• Charles F. Ritchel (1840–1911), inventor
• James Alexander Robertson (1873−1939), academic historian, archivist and bibliographer{{cite book |author=Shavit, David |year=1990 |title=The United States in Asia: a historical dictionary |location=Westport, CT|publisher=Greenwood Press |isbn=0-313-26788-X |oclc=21522840 |page=424}}
• Karen Smyers (1961−), triathlete

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• {{Cite book |last=Bates |first=Samuel P |author-link=Samuel Penniman Bates |title=History of Erie County |year=1882 |location=Chicago |publisher=Warner, Beers & Co |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924096783489 |access-date=June 15, 2011}}
• {{Cite web|title=Erie County Elected Officials |publisher=Government of Erie County |url=http://www.eriecountygov.org/dept/voter/pdf/electedofficials.pdf |access-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721225346/http://www.eriecountygov.org/dept/voter/pdf/electedofficials.pdf |archive-date=July 21, 2011 }}
• {{Cite book |editor-last=Trostle |editor-first=Sharon |title=The Pennsylvania Manual |year=2009 |publisher=Pennsylvania Department of General Services |location=Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |volume=119 |isbn=978-0-8182-0334-3|title-link=The Pennsylvania Manual }}

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• [http://www.corrypa.com/ City of Corry]
• [http://www.corrychamber.org/ Corry Chamber of Commerce]
• [http://www.corryareahistoricalsociety.org/ Corry Area Historical Society & Museum]
• [http://www.thecorryjournal.com/ The Corry Journal]
• [https://www.edline.net/pages/Corry_ASD Corry Area School District]

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