![]() There were 2,693 housing units at an average density of 1,346.5 per square mile (519.9/km 2). The population density was 2,793.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,078.6/km 2). Demographics Historical population CensusĪt the 2010 census there were 5,587 people, 2,479 households, and 1,394 families living in the borough. Via I-86, it is 17 miles (27 km) northwest to Elmira, New York, and by New York State Route 17 (future I-86) it is 38 miles (61 km) east to Binghamton, New York.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.03 square miles (5.27 km 2), of which 2.02 square miles (5.24 km 2) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km 2), or 0.67%, is water. Pennsylvania Route 199 passes through the borough as Keystone Avenue, Mohawk Street, and Spring Street, ending at Interstate 86 just over the state line in Waverly, New York. Sayre is bounded on the east and west by Athens Township, on the south by the borough of Athens, on the northwest by South Waverly, and on the north by Waverly, New York. There is no physical border between the towns, as the grid of streets and avenues blend seamlessly from one town to another. The New York / Pennsylvania border cuts through the valley. Together, these small towns make up the greater area known as the Penn-York Valley, or just "the Valley". Sayre is located at 41★9′1″N 76☃1′15″W / 41.98361°N 76.52083°W / 41.98361 -76.52083 (41.983567, -76.520845) in a river valley in the Allegheny Plateau just north of the confluence of the Susquehanna River and the Chemung River, along with Athens, Pennsylvania, South Waverly, Pennsylvania, and Waverly, New York. Federal Writers' Project, "Part III: Tours", Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State (1940) Geography Blue denim overalls and high-crowned railroaders' caps are everywhere in evidence. ![]() devoted to maintenance, repairs, and storage, employ more than 1,200 men and completely dominate Sayre's existence. The triangular business center, though substantial, is also dingy. On the left of the railroad tracks, which traverse the eastern section of the town, is a soot-blackened residential district. Was a small railway settlement until the Lehigh Valley Railroad constructed a roundhouse and shops here in 1871 and named the place for Robert H. The Pennsylvania Guide, compiled by the Writers' Program of the Works Progress Administration, described Sayre in 1940 and emphasized the economic and social significance of the railroad, noting that Sayre: ![]() With the decline of industry, population has declined since 1940. The railroad operated from 1870 until 1976, but maintenance facilities were shifted away before that. In 1904 when the locomotive shops were built at Sayre, the main shop building was believed to be the largest structure in the world under one roof, but held that title for only a brief time. Sayre was incorporated on January 27, 1891. Robert Heysham Sayre, president of the Pennsylvania and New York Railroad, helped cement the deal. Elmer convinced Asa Packer to locate a new railroad repair facility on the Pine Plains for the expanding Lehigh Valley Railroad, which was making a push north to connect to the Erie Railroad at Waverly. In May 1870, a Waverly banker named Howard Elmer, along with Charles Anthony and James Fritcher, bought the Pine Plains area between Waverly and Athens. Sayre is part of the Penn-York Valley ("The Valley"), a group of four contiguous communities in New York and Pennsylvania: Waverly, New York South Waverly, Pennsylvania Sayre Athens, Pennsylvania, and smaller surrounding communities with a combined population near 35,000. The population was 5,403 at the 2020 census. In 1900, 5,243 people lived there in 1910, 6,426 people lived there, and in 1940, 7,569 persons made their homes in Sayre. In the past, various iron products were made there. It is currently the largest city in Bradford County. It lies 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Elmira, New York, and 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Binghamton. It is the principal city in the Sayre, PA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Sayre is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
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