Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

County in Pennsylvania, United States

County in Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County

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Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton in August 2009

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Coordinates: 41°26′N 75°37′W﻿ / ﻿41.44°N 75.61°W﻿ / 41.44; -75.61
Country|  United States
State|  Pennsylvania
Founded| August 13, 1878
Named after| Lackawanna River[1]
Seat| Scranton
Largest city| Scranton
Area

• Total

| 465 sq mi (1,200 km2)
• Land| 459 sq mi (1,190 km2)
• Water| 5.8 sq mi (15 km2)  1.3%
Population

• Estimate

(2020)

| 215,896
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district| 8th
Website| www.lackawannacounty.org

Lackawanna County (/ˌlækəˈwɒnə/; Unami: Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It had a population of 215,615 in 2022.[2] Its county seat and most populous city is Scranton.[3] The county is part of the Northeast region of the commonwealth.[a]

The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County.[4] Lackawanna was Pennsylvania's last county to be created, and the only county to be created after the American Civil War. It is named for the Lackawanna River.[1]

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. The Lehigh River, a 109-mile-long (175 km) tributary of the Delaware River, flows through Lackawanna County.

## History

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A 1836 map of Pennsylvania counties. At the time, Lackawanna was still part of Luzerne County. Statue of George Washington, dedicated July 4, 1893, at Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton

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, and the only one created after the American Civil War. It is named for the Lackawanna River.[1]

## Geography

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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] It has a humid continental climate which is warm-summer (Dfb) except along the Lackawanna River from Olyphant and Blakely below Peckville on down and along the Susquehanna where it is hot-summer (Dfa). Average monthly temperatures in downtown Scranton range from 26.0 °F in January to 71.9 °F in July, in Carbondale they range from 23.8 °F in January to 69.7 °F in July, and in Moscow they range from 22.6 °F in January to 68.4 °F in July.[6]

The hardiness zone is 6a in higher northern, eastern, and southern areas and 6b in most other areas except in Old Forge, lower areas of Moosic, and Scranton along the Lackawanna River to downtown where it is 7a. [1]

### Adjacent counties

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* Susquehanna County (north)
* Wayne County (east)
* Monroe County (southeast)
* Luzerne County (southwest)
* Wyoming County (west)

### Major highways

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* I-81
* I-84
* I-380
* I-476
* US 6

US 6 Bus. (Scranton)
* US 11
* PA 106
* PA 107
* PA 307
* PA 348
* PA 407
* PA 435
* PA 438
* PA 502
* PA 524

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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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%
2020| 215,896| | 0.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
1790-1960[8] 1900-1990[9]
1990-2000[10] 2010-2019[2][11]

### 2020 Statistics

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As of the 2020 census there were 215,896 people living in Lackawanna County. 83% were Non-Hispanic White, 4% Black or African American, 3.2% Asian, 0.3% Native American, 4% some other race and 6% were multiracial. In 2020 8.5% of the county was Hispanic or Latino.[12]

Lackawanna County Racial Composition[13] Race  | Num.  | Perc.

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White (NH)  | 175,246  | 81.2%
Black or African American (NH)  | 7,415  | 3.4%
Native American (NH)  | 276  | 0.1%
Asian (NH)  | 6,762  | 3.1%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 28  | 0.01%
Other/Mixed (NH)  | 7,902  | 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino | 18,267  | 8.5%

### 2010 Statistics

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As of the 2010 census, there were 214,437 people living 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.[14]

As of the census[15] of 2000, there were 213,295 people, 86,218 households, and 55,783 families living in the county. The population density was 465 inhabitants per square mile (180/km2). There were 95,362 housing units at an average density of 208 units 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.

## Politics and government

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United States presidential election results for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania[16] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 56,261  | 48.12%  | 59,510  | 50.90% | 1,154  | 0.99%
2020 | 52,334  | 45.23%  | 61,991  | 53.58% | 1,370  | 1.18%
2016 | 48,384  | 46.34%  | 51,983  | 49.79% | 4,037  | 3.87%
2012 | 35,085  | 35.67%  | 61,838  | 62.87% | 1,428  | 1.45%
2008 | 39,488  | 36.38%  | 67,520  | 62.21% | 1,531  | 1.41%
2004 | 44,766  | 42.30%  | 59,573  | 56.30% | 1,480  | 1.40%
2000 | 35,096  | 36.41%  | 57,471  | 59.63% | 3,814  | 3.96%
1996 | 26,930  | 32.57%  | 46,377  | 56.09% | 9,374  | 11.34%
1992 | 33,443  | 35.22%  | 45,054  | 47.44% | 16,471  | 17.34%
1988 | 42,083  | 47.42%  | 45,591  | 51.38% | 1,067  | 1.20%
1984 | 48,132  | 50.57% | 45,851  | 48.17%  | 1,202  | 1.26%
1980 | 44,242  | 46.35%  | 45,257  | 47.42% | 5,948  | 6.23%
1976 | 43,354  | 42.17%  | 57,685  | 56.12% | 1,758  | 1.71%
1972 | 58,838  | 56.11% | 45,465  | 43.35%  | 566  | 0.54%
1968 | 44,388  | 38.80%  | 66,297  | 57.96% | 3,706  | 3.24%
1964 | 31,272  | 26.16%  | 88,131  | 73.73% | 137  | 0.11%
1960 | 49,636  | 38.25%  | 80,098  | 61.72% | 49  | 0.04%
1956 | 64,386  | 53.56% | 55,741  | 46.37%  | 79  | 0.07%
1952 | 61,644  | 48.65%  | 64,926  | 51.24% | 147  | 0.12%
1948 | 46,283  | 41.42%  | 64,495  | 57.71% | 971  | 0.87%
1944 | 47,261  | 44.34%  | 59,190  | 55.54% | 127  | 0.12%
1940 | 54,931  | 43.36%  | 71,343  | 56.32% | 411  | 0.32%
1936 | 51,186  | 38.26%  | 80,585  | 60.23% | 2,030  | 1.52%
1932 | 34,632  | 45.24%  | 40,793  | 53.28% | 1,135  | 1.48%
1928 | 46,510  | 46.85%  | 52,665  | 53.05% | 94  | 0.09%
1924 | 37,708  | 60.43% | 16,859  | 27.02%  | 7,834  | 12.55%
1920 | 40,593  | 60.55% | 24,581  | 36.67%  | 1,866  | 2.78%
1916 | 17,658  | 50.80% | 15,727  | 45.25%  | 1,373  | 3.95%
1912 | 3,799  | 11.55%  | 12,423  | 37.78%  | 16,661  | 50.67%
1908 | 18,590  | 53.44% | 15,451  | 44.41%  | 747  | 2.15%
1904 | 19,923  | 64.54% | 10,068  | 32.62%  | 876  | 2.84%
1900 | 16,763  | 51.56% | 14,728  | 45.30%  | 1,019  | 3.13%
1896 | 18,737  | 59.28% | 11,869  | 37.55%  | 999  | 3.16%
1892 | 10,729  | 48.38% | 10,351  | 46.67%  | 1,098  | 4.95%
1888 | 10,279  | 48.50% | 9,858  | 46.51%  | 1,058  | 4.99%
1884 | 9,656  | 58.47% | 6,171  | 37.37%  | 687  | 4.16%
1880 | 7,357  | 49.80% | 7,178  | 48.59%  | 239  | 1.62%
United States Senate election results for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania1[17] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies)

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No.  | % | No.  | % | No.  | %
2024 | 51,944  | 44.82%  | 61,653  | 53.20% | 2,289  | 1.98%

According to the Secretary of State's office, Democrats hold a majority of the voters in Lackawanna County.

Lackawanna County Voter Registration Statistics as of January 8, 2024[18]

Political Party  | Total Voters  | Percentage
| Democratic | 78,064  | 54.64%
| Republican | 47,481  | 33.23%
| No Party Affiliation  | 13,867  | 9.70%
| Third Parties  | 3,453  | 2.42%
Total  | 142,865  | 100.00%

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. The county is part of Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district.

On the state and national levels, Lackawanna County has strongly favored the Democratic Party for the last ninety years. It leaned Republican from 1896 to 1924, only failing to back William Howard Taft during that timespan when the party's vote was split between him and former president Theodore Roosevelt. The county has only 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%.[19] In 2004 Democrat John Kerry received 56% of the vote and Bush received 42%.[20] In 2006, Democrats Governor Ed Rendell and Senator Bob Casey, Jr., won 70% and 73% of the vote in Lackawanna County, respectively.[21] 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.[22] Although Obama easily carried Lackawanna County again in 2012, Donald Trump came very close to beating Hillary Clinton in 2016. However, in 2020, Lackawanna County voted for Joe Biden, a native son of the county, by over 8 points, an improvement over Clinton's margin but not as high as either of Obama's. In Lackawanna County, Democratic strength primarily comes from the city of Scranton and its immediate suburbs, while Republicans do better in the more rural, outer parts of the county.

### County commissioners

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Official  | Party  | Term ends

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Chris Chermak  | Republican | 2027
Bill Gaughan  | Democratic | 2027
Matt McGloin  | Democratic | 2027 (Resigned 2025)

### County Row Officers

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Office  | Official  | Party  | Term ends

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Clerk of Judicial Records  | Mauri B. Kelly  | Democratic | 2027 (Resigning September 2025)
Controller  | Gary DiBileo  | Democratic | 2027
Coroner  | Timothy Rowland  | Democratic | 2027
Treasurer  | Angela Rempe Jones  | Democratic | 2027
District Attorney  | Brian Gallagher  | Democratic | 2029
Recorder of Deeds  | Evie Rafalko-McNulty  | Democratic | 2029
Register of Wills  | Frances Kovaleski  | Democratic | 2029
Sheriff  | Mark McAndrew  | Democratic | 2029

### United States House of Representatives

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As of January 3, 2025[update]:

District  | Representative  | Party

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8 | Rob Bresnahan | Republican

### United States Senate

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As of January 3, 2025[update]:

Senator  | Party

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Dave McCormick | Republican
John Fetterman | Democratic

### State House of Representatives

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As of January 13, 2023[update]:

District  | Representative  | Party

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112 | Kyle Mullins | Democratic
113 | Kyle Donahue | Democratic
114 | Bridget Malloy Kosierowski | Democratic
118 | Jim Haddock | Democratic

### State senate

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As of March 29, 2021[update]:

District  | Senator  | Party

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22 | Marty Flynn | Democratic

## Education

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Map of Lackawanna County's public school districts

Lackawanna County Workforce investment Board - Scranton

### Colleges and universities

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* Johnson College
* Keystone College (also in Wyoming County)
* Lackawanna College
* Marywood University
* Penn State Scranton
* Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
* University of Scranton

### Public K-12 schools

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#### Public school districts

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They include:[23]

* 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

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* 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

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* Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County

#### State-operated schools

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* Scranton State School for the Deaf was in the county until it closed in 2009.[24]

#### Intermediate unit

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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

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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

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As reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Education:[25]

* 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[26]
* 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

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Abington Community Library in Clarks Summit

* 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

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* Montage Mountain Ski Area
* Lackawanna State Park
* Archbald Pothole State Park
* The Dick and Nancy Eales Preserve at Moosic Mountain
* Pinchot Trail System
* Steamtown National Historic Site
* Electric City Trolley Museum
* Viewmont Mall
* Lake Scranton
* Electric City Aquarium and Reptile Den
* Lackawanna County Courthouse Square (Downtown Scranton)
* Everhart Museum
* Scranton Iron Furnaces
* Houdini Museum
* Scranton Cultural Center
* Shoppes at Montage
* The Marketplace at Steamtown
* The Pavilion (Scranton, PA)
* Lackawanna River Heritage Trail
* Lake Scranton Walking Trail
* The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
* PNC Field
* Merli-Sarnoski Park
* Nay Aug Park
* McDade Park
* Aylesworth Park
* Covington Park

## Communities

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A map of Lackawanna County with municipalities and census-designated places 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

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* Carbondale
* Scranton (county seat)

### Boroughs

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* Archbald
* Blakely
* Clarks Green
* Clarks Summit
* Dalton
* Dickson City
* Dunmore
* Jermyn
* Jessup
* Mayfield
* Moosic
* Moscow
* Old Forge
* Olyphant
* Taylor
* Throop
* Vandling

### Townships

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* 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

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* Big Bass Lake (partially in Wayne County)
* Chinchilla
* Eagle Lake
* Glenburn
* Mount Cobb
* Simpson
* Waverly

### Unincorporated communities

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* Daleville
* Milwaukee
* Winton[27]

### Population ranking

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The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Lackawanna County.[28]

† county seat

Rank  | City/Town/etc.  | Municipal type  | Population (2010 Census)

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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

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

## References

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1. ^ Includes Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Carbon, Pike, Bradford, Wayne, Susquehanna, Wyoming and Sullivan Counties

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## Further reading

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* Aileen Sallom Freeman and Jack McDonough, Lackawanna County: An Illustrated History. Montgomery, AL: Community Communications, 2000.
* Thomas F. Murphy, Jubilee History: Commemorative of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Creation of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania: Story of Interesting Events from Indian Occupancy of Valley, Connecticut Settlement, Organization of Luzerne County, Start of Anthracite Industry, and Forty Years Effort to Establish Lackawanna County Topeka, KS: Historical Publishing Co., 1928.
* Portrait and Biographical Record of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. New York: Chapman Publishing Co., 1897.

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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

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* Benton
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* 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

Other
communities|

* Daleville
* Fleetville
* La Plume
* Madisonville
* Milwaukee
* Richmondale
* Spring Brook

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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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* Susquehanna River
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