Scranton | |
|---|---|
 Scranton's business district | |
 Location of Scranton, North Dakota | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′58″N 103°08′35″W / 46.14944°N 103.14306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Bowman |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.69 sq mi (1.78 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,779 ft (847 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 258 |
| • Estimate (2022)[4] | 251 |
| • Density | 376.09/sq mi (145.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 58653 |
| Area code | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-71500 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036256[2] |
Scranton is a small city in Bowman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census.[3]
Scranton was founded in 1907 along the Milwaukee Road transcontinental rail line known as the Pacific Extension. It was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania because, like that city, it was located within a region of coal mining.[5]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scranton, North Dakota
- ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USCensusEst2022was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Wick, Douglas A. "Scranton (Bowman County)". North Dakota Place Names. Retrieved May 7, 2011.