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Speers is a borough in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,241 at the 2000 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough of Speers has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (11.01%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,241 people, 538 households, and 381 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,285.0 people per square mile (494.0/km²). There were 561 housing units at an average density of 580.9 per square mile (223.3/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.66% White, 0.73% African American, 1.29% Asian, and 0.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.24% of the population.

There were 538 households out of which 23.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.80.