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Scranton is a city in and the county seat of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 76,328 as of the 2020 U.S. census, Scranton is the most populous city in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Wyoming Valley metropolitan area, which has a population of 562,037 as of 2020.
Lackawanna County ( / lækəˈwɑːnə /; Unami: Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and had a population of 215,615 (2022). [2] Its county seat and most populous city is Scranton. [3] The county is part of the Northeast Pennsylvania region of the state.
Scranton is a city in northeastern Pennsylvania. It is near Wilkes-Barre, and is the seventh most populous city in the state. Today, it is perhaps best known as the setting of the hit TV show "The Office" and the birthplace of Joe Biden, the 46 th President of the United States .
Our Place in History. Incorporated in 1866, the City of Scranton is named in honor of George W. and Seldon Scranton, who founded the operation that became the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company in 1840. Learn More. See All. Spotlight On. Anthracite Heritage Museum. Stay Connected.
A new name was given to the settlement in 1845: Harrison, in honor of the president. Finally, in 1851, the name was changed to Scranton. When the railroad arrived in 1853, it provided an outlet for the iron industry and the coal mines. The population rose to 9,000 by 1860. Scranton absorbed some of its suburbs in 1866 and was chartered as a city.
English: Scranton is a city in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scranton,_Pennsylvania&oldid=814548321" Category:
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