Lackawanna County

Summary

Lackawanna County is a county of Pennsylvania^[1]. It draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #12 of 67).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lackawanna County is located in Pennsylvania^[3].
• Lackawanna County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lackawanna County's instance of is recorded as county of Pennsylvania^[5].
• Lackawanna County's instance of is recorded as home rule county of Pennsylvania^[6].
• Lackawanna County's capital is recorded as Scranton^[7].
• Lackawanna County's shares border with is recorded as Susquehanna County^[8].
• Lackawanna County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County^[9].
• Lackawanna County's shares border with is recorded as Monroe County^[10].
• Lackawanna County's shares border with is recorded as Luzerne County^[11].
• Lackawanna County's shares border with is recorded as Wyoming County^[12].
• Lackawanna River is named after Lackawanna County^[13].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Archbald^[14].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Benton Township^[15].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Blakely^[16].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carbondale^[17].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carbondale Township^[18].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clarks Green^[19].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clarks Summit^[20].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Clifton Township^[21].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Covington Township^[22].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dalton^[23].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dickson City^[24].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dunmore^[25].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Elmhurst Township^[26].
• Lackawanna County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fell Township^[27].

Body

Geography

Lackawanna County is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+214437'}^[28], {'amount': '+214395'}^[29], {'amount': '+214484'}^[30], {'amount': '+214428'}^[31], {'amount': '+213931'}^[32], and {'amount': '+211917'}^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include county of Pennsylvania^[5] and home rule county of Pennsylvania^[6].

History and Context

August 13, 1878 marks the founding of Lackawanna County^[34]. Lackawanna River is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Lackawanna County draws 344 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_pennsylvania category, ranking #12 of 67).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]