Scranton, Iowa

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Scranton is a city in Greene County, Iowa, United States. The population was 604 at the 2000 census. Scranton is the hometown of Bryce Paup, a former NFL football player from the University of Northern Iowa.

Scranton Has the oldest water tower still in service in Iowa and the 9th oldest in the nation.

Scranton is also the 1930's birthplace of Betty Jean Boyer former two time Mayor of Winston, Oregon.  Betty is the daughter of Francis Marie and Willian Albert Boyer. Betty and husband Jim Fortino raised five beautiful daughters as well as owning and managing a Coast to Coast Hardware store.  Betty was honored with a First Citizens Award in Roseburg ,Oregon ,and went on to teach a medical terminology class ,and author a booklet n medical insurance. These are just a few of her many accomplisments. Today she lives with her youngest daughter Laura in Fountain Valley California.

[edit] Geography

Scranton is located at 42°1′20″N, 94°32′46″W (42.022197, -94.546047)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 604 people, 258 households, and 157 families residing in the city. The population density was 124.0/km² (321.6/mi²). There were 285 housing units at an average density of 58.5/km² (151.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.52% White, 0.17% Asian, 2.65% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.

There were 258 households out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $38,542. Males had a median income of $27,411 versus $17,188 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,836. About 10.6% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.