Scranton

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Scranton

Total population

387

Median home value

$117,500

21.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$79,750

Scranton$80k

National$74k

Founded

1907

Elevation847 m

Land area2.32 km²

Weather61°F · Mostly Cloudy

Coordinates46.15°, -103.14°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Scranton is a city in Bowman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Scranton, ND from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in North Dakota

• Gascoyne
  3.7 mi away
• Reeder
  10.1 mi away · pop. 125
• Bowman
  12.7 mi away · pop. 1,499
• Bucyrus
  18 mi away · pop. 22
• Amidon
  24.5 mi away
• Rhame
  25.2 mi away
• Hettinger
  26.4 mi away
• New England
  30.1 mi away · pop. 564
• Regent
  33.7 mi away · pop. 181
• Haynes
  34.4 mi away · pop. 23
• Marmarth
  39.3 mi away · pop. 100
• Mott
  42.3 mi away

Browse all places in North Dakota →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Scranton

1990 census of population and housing

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1992

Sixteenth census of the United States: 1940

United States. Bureau of the Census · 1940

Directory Of Catholic Colleges And Schools

National Catholic Welfare Conference. Department of Education · 1921

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Alice, Harding, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-26 · 27 mi
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  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 78 mi
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  Wildfires · 2026-09-03 · 88 mi
• Incident Complex Rattlesnake Complex, Prairie, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 90 mi
• Wildfire Fairpoint, Meade, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 97 mi
• Wildfire Snow, Custer, Montana
  Wildfires · 2026-09-02 · 100 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 126 mi
• Wildfire Kohns, Campbell, Wyoming
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 151 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).