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Scranton is the cultural and economic center of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a region of the state with over 1.3 million residents. Scranton hosts a federal court building for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Scranton is a city in Pennsylvania. It is the county seat of Lackawanna County. The city had a population of 76,328 people in 2020. [2] 46th U.S. President Joe Biden was born here. History. Scranton was first settled in 1776 by Lenape Indians. Over time, settlers from New England began to move to Scranton.
Lackawanna County is the second largest county in the Scranton– Wilkes-Barre – Hazleton, PA Metropolitan statistical area. It lies northwest of the Pocono Mountains approximately 40 miles (64 km) from the New Jersey border in Montague Township, and approximately 25 miles (40 km) from New York state in Kirkwood.
History of Scranton, Pennsylvania. Scranton is located in the heart of one of the great deposits of anthracite coal in the world, which provided the underpinnings for much of Scranton's industrial growth until the middle of the 20th century.
The mayor of Scranton is the chief executive of the government of Scranton, Pennsylvania, as stipulated by the Charter of the City of Scranton. The current mayor of Scranton is Democrat Paige Cognetti. From 1866, mayors were elected by popular vote.
MayorTermPolitical Party2020 – presentIndependent (2020–2021) Democrat ...Wayne Evans (acting)2019–2020RepublicanPat Rogan (acting)2019Democrat2014—2019DemocratScranton 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.
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The Scranton School District is a large, urban school district located in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Wyoming Valley region of northeastern Pennsylvania. It serves the city of Scranton in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses approximately 26 square miles.
