Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna County (/lækəˈwɑːnə/; Unami: Lèkaohane) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania and had a population of 215,615 (2022). Its county seat and most populous city is Scranton.
Lackawanna County | |
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Lackawanna County Courthouse in Scranton in August 2009 | |
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Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania | |
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| Coordinates: 41°26′N 75°37′W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Founded | August 13, 1878 |
| Named for | Lackawanna River |
| 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 |
| • Density | 459/sq mi (177/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | www |
The county was created on August 13, 1878, following decades of trying to gain its independence from Luzerne County. 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.
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.