Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County
; Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania;
	; Lackawanna County Courthouse;
	; ; Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania;
	; ; Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.;
Founded	August 13, 1878
Named for	; Lackawanna River
Seat	Scranton
Largest city	Scranton
Area
• Total	465 sq mi (1,204 km2)
• Land	459 sq mi (1,189 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2), 1.3%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	210,761
• Density	462/sq mi (178/km2)
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	; Eastern: UTC−5/−4;
Website	www.lackawannacounty.org

County in Pennsylvania, United States

County in the United States

Lackawanna County is a county in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 214,437.^[2] Its county seat and largest city is Scranton.^[3]

The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County. (The courts were organized in October 1878.)^[4] It is Pennsylvania's last county to be created. It is named for the Lackawanna River.^[1]

Lackawanna County is included in the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area ("Wyoming Valley"). It is the second-largest county within the metropolitan area. It lies northwest of the Pocono Mountains. Lackawanna County is located approximately 40 miles from the New Jersey border in Montague, New Jersey, and also located approximately 33 miles from upstate New York in Windsor, New York.

History[edit]

A map of Pennsylvania counties in 1836. At the time, Lackawanna County was still part of Luzerne County.

Lackawanna County is a region that was developed for iron production and anthracite coal mining in the nineteenth century, with its peak of coal production reached in the mid-20th century. Scranton, then still part of Luzerne County, became a center of mining and industry. It was the site of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, which later began to produce steel using the Bessemer process. In 1877 at the time of the Scranton General Strike, the company was managed by William Walker Scranton, whose father had been president until his death in 1872. Two of his cousins had been founders of the company and the city.

The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County. (The courts were organized in October 1878.)^[4] It is Pennsylvania's last county to be created. It is named for the Lackawanna River.^[1]

Geography[edit]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 465 square miles (1,200 km²), of which 459 square miles (1,190 km²) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km²) (1.3%) is water.^[5]

Adjacent counties[edit]

Susquehanna County (north)

Wayne County (east)

Monroe County (southeast)

Luzerne County (southwest)

Wyoming County (west)

Major Highways[edit]

I-81

I-84

I-380

I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension

US 6

US 6 Bus.

US 11

PA 106

PA 107

PA 307

PA 348

PA 407

PA 435

PA 438

PA 502

PA 524

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	89,269		—
1890	142,088		59.2%
1900	193,831		36.4%
1910	259,570		33.9%
1920	286,311		10.3%
1930	310,397		8.4%
1940	301,243		−2.9%
1950	257,396		−14.6%
1960	234,531		−8.9%
1970	234,107		−0.2%
1980	227,908		−2.6%
1990	219,039		−3.9%
2000	213,295		−2.6%
2010	214,437		0.5%
Est. 2017	210,761	^[6]	−1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790-1960^[8] 1900-1990^[9] 1990-2000^[10] 2010-2017^[2]

As of the 2010 census, there were 214,437 people residing in the county. 92.0% were White, 2.5% Black or African American, 1.7% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 2.0% of some other race and 1.5% of two or more races. 5.0% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). 20.1% identified as of Italian, 19.9% Irish, 13.0% Polish and 11.4% German ancestry.^[11]

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 213,295 people, 86,218 households, and 55,783 families residing in the county. The population density was 465 people per square mile (180/km²). There were 95,362 housing units at an average density of 208 per square mile (80/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.65% White, 1.31% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.53% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 1.39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 22.5% were of Italian, 21.2% Irish, 15.4% Polish and 10.2% German ancestry.

There were 86,218 households out of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families; 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county, 21.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

County poverty demographics

According to research by The Center for Rural Pennsylvania, which is a legislative agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the poverty rate for County was 15.4% in 2014.^[13] The statewide poverty rate was 13.6% in 2014. The 2012 childhood poverty rate by school district was: Abington Heights School District - 15.5% living at 185% or below than the Federal Poverty Level; Carbondale Area School District - 64.7%; Dunmore School District - 33.8%; Lakeland School District - 29.2%; Mid Valley School District - 49.2%; North Pocono School District - 31.3%; Old Forge School District - 41.7%; Riverside School District - 43.4%; Scranton School District - 63.7%; and Valley View School District - 29.4%.^[14]

Birth rate

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Lackawanna County's live birth rate was 2,664 births in 1990. The county's live birth rate in 2000 was 2,148 births, while in 2011 it had declined to 2,200 babies.^[15] Over the past 50 years (1960 to 2010), rural Pennsylvania saw a steady decline in both the number and proportion of residents under 18 years old. In 1960, 1.06 million rural residents, or 35 percent of the rural population, were children.

Politics and government[edit]

Presidential elections results

**Presidential election results**^[16]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third parties
2016	46.3% 48,384	49.8% 51,983	3.9% 4,037
2012	35.7% 35,085	62.9% 61,838	1.5% 1,428
2008	36.4% 39,488	62.2% 67,520	1.4% 1,531
2004	42.3% 44,766	56.3% 59,573	1.4% 1,480
2000	36.4% 35,096	59.6% 57,471	4.0% 3,814
1996	32.6% 26,930	56.1% 46,377	11.3% 9,374
1992	35.2% 33,443	47.4% 45,054	17.4% 16,471
1988	47.4% 42,083	51.4% 45,591	1.2% 1,067
1984	50.6% 48,132	48.2% 45,851	1.3% 1,202
1980	46.4% 44,242	47.4% 45,257	6.2% 5,948
1976	42.2% 43,354	56.1% 57,685	1.7% 1,758
1972	56.1% 58,838	43.4% 45,465	0.5% 566
1968	38.8% 44,388	58.0% 66,297	3.2% 3,706
1964	26.2% 31,272	73.7% 88,131	0.1% 137
1960	38.3% 49,636	61.7% 80,098	0.0% 49
1956	53.6% 64,386	46.4% 55,741	0.1% 79
1952	48.7% 61,644	51.2% 64,926	0.1% 147
1948	41.4% 46,283	57.7% 64,495	0.9% 971
1944	44.3% 47,261	55.5% 59,190	0.1% 127
1940	43.4% 54,931	56.3% 71,343	0.3% 411
1936	38.3% 51,186	60.2% 80,585	1.5% 2,030
1932	45.2% 34,632	53.3% 40,793	1.5% 1,135
1928	46.9% 46,510	53.1% 52,665	0.1% 94
1924	60.4% 37,708	27.0% 16,859	12.6% 7,834
1920	60.6% 40,593	36.7% 24,581	2.8% 1,866
1916	50.8% 17,658	45.3% 15,727	4.0% 1,373
1912	11.6% 3,799	37.8% 12,423	50.7% 16,661
1908	53.4% 18,590	44.4% 15,451	2.2% 747
1904	64.5% 19,923	32.6% 10,068	2.8% 876
1900	51.6% 16,763	45.3% 14,728	3.1% 1,019
1896	59.3% 18,737	37.6% 11,869	3.2% 999
1892	48.4% 10,729	46.7% 10,351	5.0% 1,098
1888	48.5% 10,279	46.5% 9,858	5.0% 1,058

Statue of George Washington (dedicated July 4, 1893) at Lackawanna County Courthouse

As of November 2010, there are 146,383 registered voters in Lackawanna County.^[17]

Democratic: 96,471 (65.9%)

Republican: 38,297 (26.2%)

Other parties and independents: 11,615 (7.9%)

The Democratic Party has been historically dominant in county-level politics since the rise of new immigrant populations and their descendants since the mid-19th century. Most of the county is part of Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district. Some of the more rural portions are part of Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district.

On the state and national levels, Lackawanna County has strongly favored the Democratic Party for the last ninety years. While it leaned Republican from 1896 to 1924, only failing to back William Howard Taft during that in timespan when the party's vote was split between him and former president Theodore Roosevelt. The county has only primarily voted for the Republican candidate three times since 1928: in the national Republican landslides of 1956, 1972, and 1984.
In 2000 Democrat Al Gore won 60% of the vote and Republican George W. Bush won 36%.^[18] In 2004 Democrat John Kerry received 56% of the vote and Bush received 42%.^[19] In 2006, Democrats Governor Ed Rendell and Senator Bob Casey, Jr., won 70% and 73% of the vote in Lackawanna County, respectively.^[20] In 2008 three of four Democrats running statewide carried the county, with Barack Obama receiving 63% of the county vote to 37% for John McCain.^[21] In 2016 the county swung dramatically and unexpectedly against the Democrats, with Hillary Clinton becoming the first Democrat to receive less than 50% of the vote in the county since her husband Bill Clinton in 1992, though that result was significantly affected by a strong showing by Reform Party candidate Ross Perot. Donald Trump comparatively outperformed George H.W. Bush's showing in 1992 by slightly over eleven percent as he became the first Republican to carry Pennsylvania nationally since Bush in 1988.

County commissioners[edit]

Patrick M. O'Malley, Democrat

Jerry Notarianni, Democrat

Laureen A. Cummings, Republican

Other county offices[edit]

Clerk of Judicial Records – Mauri B. Kelly, Democrat

Controller – Gary DiBileo, Democrat

Coroner – Timothy Rowland, Democrat

District Attorney – Mark Powell, Democrat

Recorder of Deeds – Evie Rafalko-McNulty, Democrat

Register of Wills – Frances Kovaleski, Democrat

Sheriff – Mark McAndrew, Democrat

Treasurer – Edward Karpovich, Democrat

State representatives[edit]

Kevin Haggerty, Democrat (112th district) - Clifton, Covington, Elmhurst, Madison, Roaring Brook, and Thornhurst Townships; Dunmore and Moscow Boroughs; and Scranton City (eastern two-thirds)

Marty Flynn, Democrat (113th district) - South Abington Township; Clarks Green, Moosic (partially), Taylor (partially), and Throop Boroughs; and Scranton City (western third)

Sid Michaels Kavulich Democrat, (114th district) - Fell, Glenburn, Greenfield, Newton, North Abington, Ransom, Scott, and Waverly Townships; Clarks Summit, Moosic, Old Forge, Taylor, and Vandling Boroughs; Carbondale City and Dickson City

Karen Boback, Republican (117th district) - Benton, La Plume, and West Abington Townships; and Dalton Borough

Mike Carroll, Democrat (118th district)

State senator[edit]

John P. Blake, Democrat (22nd district)

United States representatives[edit]

Matt Cartwright, Democrat, Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

United States senator[edit]

Robert Casey, Democrat

Pat Toomey, Republican

Marcellus shale impact fee[edit]

Act 13 of 2012,^[22] which levied a Marcellus Shale Impact Fee, was signed into law by Governor Tom Corbett on February 14, 2012. The bill provides for the imposition of an unconventional well fee by county (or alternatively municipalities compelling the imposition of an unconventional well fee). A county may impose the fee if unconventional gas wells are located within its borders and it passes an ordinance within 60 days of the effective date of Act 13. A county that did not pass an ordinance imposing a fee is prohibited from receiving funds. This prohibition remains in effect until a county passes an ordinance imposing a fee.^[23]^[24] In 2014, Lacakawanna County received an impact fee disbursement of $205,082.23 even though there are no wells in the County. The top county recipient was Washington County which received $6,512,570.65 in 2014.^[25]

2013 - 1 shale well, impact fee revenues to Lackawanna County - $211,525.71^[26]

Education[edit]

Lackawanna County Workforce investment Board - Scranton

Colleges and universities[edit]

Map of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania School Districts

Clarks Summit University

Johnson College

Keystone College (also in Wyoming County)

Lackawanna College

Marywood University

Penn State Worthington Scranton

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

University of Scranton

Public school districts[edit]

Abington Heights School District

Carbondale Area School District

Dunmore School District

Forest City Regional School District (also in Susquehanna and Wayne Counties)

Lackawanna Trail School District (also in Wyoming County)

Lakeland School District

Mid Valley School District

North Pocono School District (also in Wayne County)

Old Forge School District

Riverside School District

Scranton School District

Valley View School District

Charter schools[edit]

Fell Charter Elementary School, Simpson, GR K-8

Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School, Scranton, GR PreK-8

Scranton School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children – public charter school offering pre-K through 12th-grade education to eligible deaf and hard-of-hearing children located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania

Public vocational technology schools[edit]

Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County

Intermediate unit[edit]

Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit #19 (NEIU19) provides a wide variety of specialized services to public and private schools. It serves the school communities of Lackawanna County, Wayne County, and Susquehanna County. NEIU19 is governed by a board of appointed officials one from the elected school board of each member public school district. Among the serves are: professional development programs for school employees, background/criminal screening of public school employment applicants, technology support to the schools, and special education services. The Intermediate Unit coordinates and supervises the Special Education transportation.

Diocesan schools[edit]

The county is also served by the Diocese of Scranton. The Diocese of Scranton operates four regional systems of diocesan schools, which were established after the area received hundreds of thousands of Catholic immigrants. The Holy Cross School System serves Lackawanna County, and is currently composed of seven elementary centers and one secondary center. The Holy Cross System is the second-largest of the four systems, and Holy Cross High School is the only diocesan high school operating a capacity. The Holy Cross System is the result of diocese-wide consolidations made in 2007 in response to decades of declining enrollment as population declined in the area.

As recently as 2000, Lackawanna County was home to four Catholic high schools and nearly fifteen elementary schools. While the current configuration of sites and schools educates a fraction of the students once enrolled in Catholic schools in Lackawanna County, vast improvements have been made to the curriculum. Millions of dollars of capital gains have been invested in the buildings and technologies of the schools. As part of the ongoing effort to stabilize enrollment and offer a sustainable school system which is "spiritually sound and academically excellent", the Holy Cross System is embarking on a more aggressive advertising campaign to promote Catholic education and establish stronger and more diverse programs at the elementary level.

Sacred Heart Elementary in Carbondale and Marian Catholic Elementary in Scranton were closed in 2011 and were incorporated into LaSalle Academy and All Saint's Academy, respectively. This cut the costs of sustaining two faculties and buildings which collectively operated at less than 50% capacity. It bolstered the enrollments of the hubs of elementary education.

Holy Cross High School, Dunmore

Our Lady of Peace Elementary, Clarks Green

St. Mary of Mount Carmel Elementary, Dunmore

LaSalle Academy, Dickson City and Jessup

All Saints Academy, Scranton

St. Clare/St. Paul Elementary, Scranton

Private schools[edit]

As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education:^[27]

Abington Christian School, Clarks Green, GR PreK-8 (Affiliated with the Assemblies of God)

Bais Yaakov of Scranton, GR 9-12 (All girls Jewish school)

DePaul School for Dyslexia, Scranton^[28]

Friendship House

Geneva Christian School, Olyphant, GR PreK-8

Giant Steps Child Development Center – Carbondale

Kinder Kampus Preparatory Preschool, Archbald, PreK

Little People Daycare School, Scranton, GR PreK-KG

Lourdesmont School, Scranton, Special Education (Roman Catholic)

Lutheran Academy – Scranton, GR PreK-6

Marywood – Tony Damiano Early Childhood Center, Scranton, GR PreK-KG

Milton Eisner Yeshiva High School, Scranton, GR 9-12 (All boys Jewish school)

Montessori Kindergarten, Scranton, GR PreK-KG

New Story, Throop, Special Education

NHS Autism School, Scranton, Special Education

Northeast Child Care Services – Archbald

Pocono Mountain Bible Conference – Gouldsboro

Revival Baptist Christian School, Scranton, GR K-12

Scranton Hebrew Day School, Scranton, GR K-8

Scranton Preparatory School, Scranton, GR 9-12 (Affiliated with the Society of Jesus)

St. Gregory's Early Childhood Center, Clarks Green, GR PreK-KG

St. Stanislaus Elementary School, Scranton, GR K-8 (Polish National Catholic Church)

Summit Christian Academy, South Abington Township, PreK-12

Triboro Christian Academy, Old Forge, K-12, It participates in the state's Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) annual testing

Libraries[edit]

Abington Community Library

Abington Community Library – Clarks Summit

Carbondale Public Library – Carbondale

Children's Library – Scranton

Dalton Community Library – Dalton

Nancy Kay Holmes Branch – Scranton

North Pocono Public Library – Moscow

Scranton Public Library – Scranton

Taylor Community Library – Taylor

Valley Community Library – Peckville

Waverly Memorial Library – Waverly

Recreation[edit]

Montage Mountain Ski Area

Lackawanna State Park

Archbald Pothole State Park

The Dick and Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain

Pinchot Trail System

Lackawanna River Heritage Trail

Lake Scranton Walking Trail

PNC Field

Merli-Sarnoski Park

Nay Aug Park

McDade Park

Aylesworth Park

Covington Park

Communities[edit]

Map of Lackawanna County with municipalities and CDPs labeled.

Scenery in Lackawanna County

Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities: cities, boroughs, townships, and one town. The following cities, boroughs and townships are located in Lackawanna County:

Cities[edit]

Carbondale

Scranton (county seat)

Boroughs[edit]

Archbald

Blakely

Clarks Green

Clarks Summit

Dalton

Dickson City

Dunmore

Jermyn

Jessup

Mayfield

Moosic

Moscow

Old Forge

Olyphant

Taylor

Throop

Vandling

Townships[edit]

Benton

Carbondale

Clifton

Covington

Elmhurst

Fell

Glenburn

Greenfield

Jefferson

La Plume

Madison

Newton

North Abington

Ransom

Roaring Brook

Scott

South Abington

Spring Brook

Thornhurst

Waverly

West Abington

Census-designated places[edit]

Big Bass Lake (partially in Wayne County)

Chinchilla

Eagle Lake

Glenburn

Mount Cobb

Simpson

Waverly

Unincorporated communities[edit]

Daleville

Milwaukee

Minooka

Winton^[29]

Population ranking[edit]

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Lackawanna County.^[30]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Scranton	City	76,089
2	Dunmore	Borough	14,057
3	Carbondale	City	8,891
4	Old Forge	Borough	8,313
5	Archbald	Borough	6,984
6	Blakely	Borough	6,564
7	Taylor	Borough	6,263
8	Dickson City	Borough	6,070
9	Moosic	Borough	5,719
10	Olyphant	Borough	5,151
11	Clarks Summit	Borough	5,116
12	Jessup	Borough	4,676
13	Throop	Borough	4,088
14	Jermyn	Borough	2,169
15	Chinchilla	CDP	2,098
16	Moscow	Borough	2,026
17	Mayfield	Borough	1,807
18	Mount Cobb	CDP	1,799
19	Clarks Green	Borough	1,476
20	Simpson	CDP	1,275
21	Big Bass Lake (partially in Wayne County)	CDP	1,270
22	Dalton	Borough	1,234
23	Glenburn	CDP	953
24	Vandling	Borough	751
25	Waverly	CDP	604
26	Eagle Lake	CDP	12

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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Coordinates: 41°26′N 75°37′W / 41.44°N 75.61°W / 41.44; -75.61

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Scranton
Cities	Carbondale Scranton
Boroughs	Archbald Blakely Clarks Green Clarks Summit Dalton Dickson City Dunmore Jermyn Jessup Mayfield Moosic Moscow Old Forge Olyphant Taylor Throop Vandling
Townships	Benton Carbondale Clifton Covington Elmhurst Fell Glenburn Greenfield Jefferson La Plume Madison Newton North Abington Ransom Roaring Brook Scott South Abington Spring Brook Thornhurst Waverly West Abington
CDPs	Big Bass Lake Chinchilla Eagle Lake Glenburn Mount Cobb Simpson Waverly
Unincorporated communities	Daleville Fleetville La Plume Madisonville Milwaukee Richmondale Spring Brook

v t e Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Harrisburg (capital)
Topics	Index Delegations Government History Geography Geology Law Pennsylvanians State parks Symbols Tourist attractions
Society	Agriculture Culture Crime Demographics Economy Education Gambling Politics Sports
Metro areas	Altoona Baltimore-Washington Erie Harrisburg–Carlisle Johnstown Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Valley New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Reading Scranton‑Wilkes-Barre State College Williamsport York-Hanover
Largest cities	Allentown Altoona Bethlehem Butler Chester DuBois Easton Erie Greensburg Harrisburg Hazleton Johnstown Lancaster Lebanon McKeesport New Castle Philadelphia Pittsburgh Pottsville Reading Scranton Sunbury Wilkes-Barre Williamsport York
Largest municipalities	Abington Bensalem Bethel Park Bristol Cheltenham Cranberry Darby Falls Hampden Haverford Hempfield Lower Macungie Lower Makefield Lower Merion Lower Paxton Manheim McCandless Middletown Millcreek Township Monroeville Mount Lebanon Norristown Northampton North Huntingdon Penn Hills Radnor Ridley Ross Shaler Spring State College Tredyffrin Upper Darby Upper Merion Warminster West Chester Whitehall York Township
Regions	Allegheny Mountains Allegheny National Forest Allegheny Plateau Atlantic Coastal Plain Bald Eagle Valley Blue Ridge Coal Region Cumberland Valley Delaware Valley Dutch Country Eastern Endless Mountains Great Valley Mahoning Valley Happy Valley Laurel Highlands Lehigh Valley Main Line Moshannon Valley Nittany Valley Northeastern Northern Tier Northwestern North Central North Penn Valley Ohio Valley Oil Region Oley Valley Pennsylvania Highlands Penns Valley Philicon Valley Piedmont Pocono Mountains Ridge and Valley Saucon Valley South Central Southeastern Southern Southwestern Susquehanna Valley Western Wyoming Valley
Counties	Adams Allegheny Armstrong Beaver Bedford Berks Blair Bradford Bucks Butler Cambria Cameron Carbon Centre Chester Clarion Clearfield Clinton Columbia Crawford Cumberland Dauphin Delaware Elk Erie Fayette Forest Franklin Fulton Greene Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson Juniata Lackawanna Lancaster Lawrence Lebanon Lehigh Luzerne Lycoming McKean Mercer Mifflin Monroe Montgomery Montour Northampton Northumberland Perry Philadelphia Pike Potter Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Sullivan Susquehanna Tioga Union Venango Warren Washington Wayne Westmoreland Wyoming York

v t e Wyoming Valley
Counties	Lackawanna Luzerne Wyoming
Settlements 50k-100k	Scranton
Settlements 25k-50k	Back Mountain Wilkes-Barre
Settlements 10k-25k	Dunmore Hanover Township Hazleton Kingston Mountain Top Nanticoke Plains Township
Bodies of water	Susquehanna River Rocky Run (Susquehanna River) Turtle Creek (Susquehanna River) Black Creek (Susquehanna River) Paddy Run Shickshinny Creek Hunlock Creek Harveys Creek Newport Creek Nanticoke Creek Warrior Creek Solomon Creek Coal Creek (Susquehanna River) Wadham Creek Brown Creek Toby Creek Mill Creek (Susquehanna River) Abrahams Creek Hicks Creek (Susquehanna River)

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's location within the U.S.
Founded	August 13, 1878
Named for	Lackawanna River^[1]
Seat	Scranton
Largest city	Scranton
Area
• Total	465 sq mi (1,204 km²)
• Land	459 sq mi (1,189 km²)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km²), 1.3%
Population (est.)
• (2017)	210,761
• Density	462/sq mi (178/km²)
Congressional district	8th
Time zone	Eastern: UTC−5/−4
Website	www.lackawannacounty.org