Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search County in Pennsylvania, United States County in the United States 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 km 2 ) • Land 459 sq mi (1,189 km 2 ) • Water 5.8 sq mi (15 km 2 ), 1.3% Population (est.) • (2017) 210,761 • Density 462/sq mi (178/km 2 ) Congressional district 8th Time zone Eastern: UTC−5/−4 Website www.lackawannacounty.org 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 Count