Scranton, Pennsylvania
| Scranton | |||
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| Nickname : Electric City | |||
 Statue of union leader John Mitchell (1870-1919) in downtown Scranton |
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| Location in Pennsylvania | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 14, 1856 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Lackawanna County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 25 ′ N , 75 ° 40 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
76,098 (status: 2013) 562,037 (status: 2013) |
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| Population density : | 1,164.8 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 65.89 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of which 65.33 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 227 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 18447, 18501-18505, 18507-18510, 18512, 18514, 18515, 18517-18519, 18522, 18540, 18577 | ||
| Area code : | +1 570 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-69000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1213652 | ||
| Website : | www.scrantonpa.gov | ||
| Mayor : | William L. Courtright | ||
Scranton is an American city in the northeast of the US state Pennsylvania in Lackawanna County . The city has 76,098 inhabitants (as of 2010) on an area of 65.9 km². Scranton owns an airfield, Scranton Municipal Airport .
The city is the county seat of Lackawanna County and the largest city in an anthracite coal mining district . Scranton received town charter on April 23, 1866.
history
Scranton is a typical representative of the cities in the so-called Rust Belt , the early industrialized cities in the hinterland of the American east coast, which were particularly hard hit by the decline of the steel industry in the 20th century.
The city developed as an important railway hub for coal transports. Railroad history is preserved at the Steamtown National Historic Site . Scranton was the first city in the United States to have an electric tram . The peak of the population development was reached in the 1930s, since then the number of inhabitants has halved. In addition, Scranton had the highest unemployment in Pennsylvania at 9.2% in 2012, so that the infrastructure, which is partly designed for a much larger population, causes costs that the shrinking tax revenue of the community can no longer cover. In July 2012, the mayor declared that the community coffers were down to $ 5,000 and unilaterally reduced the salaries of all employees, including his own, to the statutory minimum wage of $ 7.50 / hour. Public service unions promptly filed complaints.
The city's popularity has grown significantly since the broadcast of The Office series , which is set in Scranton.
In 1888 the Jesuit University of Scranton was founded.
Twin cities
| city | country | since |
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| Ballina |
 Ireland
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| Trnava |
 Slovakia
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sons and daughters of the town
- Henry Theophilus Klonowski (1898–1977), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Scranton
- Harry M. Leonard (1900–1985), sound engineer
- Martin John O'Connor (1900–1986), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Scranton, rector of the Pontifical North America College and first president of the Pontifical Commission on Social Communications
- Russ Morgan (1904–1969), band leader, pianist, trombonist and composer
- Jane Jacobs (1916–2006), activist and publicist on urban planning issues
- Lizabeth Scott (1922-2015), actress
- Frank Carlucci (1930–2018), Republican Party politician
- Joseph M. McDade (1931–2017), Republican Party politician
- Teddy Mayer (1935–2009), motorsport manager
- Jason Anthony Miller (1939-2001), actor
- Joe Biden (* 1942), former US Senator for Delaware, candidate for the US presidential election 2020 and 47th Vice President of the USA (Democratic Party)
- William Kotzwinkle (* 1943), writer
- Bob Degen (* 1944), pianist and composer of modern jazz
- Robert B. Reich (* 1946), political scientist and economist
- Robert Charles Morlino (1946–2018), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Madison
- James J. Clauss (* 1953), Graecist
- Michael Patrick King (* 1954), television producer, screenwriter and director
- Bob Casey (* 1960), Democratic Party politician, US Senator for Pennsylvania
- Mike Munchak (* 1960), American football player and coach
- Mike J. Dunleavy (born 1961), politician
- Mark Weinberger (* 1961), tax advisor, Chairman and CEO of Ernst & Young (EY)
- Moppa Elliott (* 1978), jazz musician
- Stephen Karam (born around 1980), playwright, screenwriter
- Chris Cerulli (* 1986), singer
- Adam Rippon (* 1989), figure skater
swell
- ↑ US Census Bureau
- ↑ CBS: Unions, Scranton clash over minimum wage pay cuts , July 10, 2012
