Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
200 N Washington Ave
Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: (570) 963-6723
Fax: (570) 963-6387
www.lackawannacounty.org
In northeastern PA, northeast of Wilkes-Barre. Organized Aug 13, 1878 from Luzerne County, the last PA county to be created. Name Origin: For the Lackawanna River, which runs through it. From a Delaware Indian word probably meaning 'the stream that forks.'
Area (sq mi): 464.51 (land 458.63; water 5.88). Pop per sq mi: 456.80.
Pop 2005: 209,525. State rank: 17. Pop change: 2000-20005 -1.80%; 1990-2000 -2.60%. Pop 2000: 213,295 (White 95.90%; Black or African American 1.30%; Hispanic or Latino 1.40%; Asian 0.80%; Other 1.30%). Foreign born: 2.30%. Median age: 40.30.
Income 2000: per capita $18,710; median household $34,438; Pop below poverty level: 10.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $27,029-$28,986.
Unemployment 2004: 6.00%. Change from 2000: 0.60%. Median travel time to work: 19.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 15.90%.
Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: (570) 963-6723
Fax: (570) 963-6387
www.lackawannacounty.org
In northeastern PA, northeast of Wilkes-Barre. Organized Aug 13, 1878 from Luzerne County, the last PA county to be created. Name Origin: For the Lackawanna River, which runs through it. From a Delaware Indian word probably meaning 'the stream that forks.'
Area (sq mi): 464.51 (land 458.63; water 5.88). Pop per sq mi: 456.80.
Pop 2005: 209,525. State rank: 17. Pop change: 2000-20005 -1.80%; 1990-2000 -2.60%. Pop 2000: 213,295 (White 95.90%; Black or African American 1.30%; Hispanic or Latino 1.40%; Asian 0.80%; Other 1.30%). Foreign born: 2.30%. Median age: 40.30.
Income 2000: per capita $18,710; median household $34,438; Pop below poverty level: 10.60%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $27,029-$28,986.
Unemployment 2004: 6.00%. Change from 2000: 0.60%. Median travel time to work: 19.80 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 15.90%.
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