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Population (year 2000): 604. Estimated
population in July 2005: 561 (-7.1% change)
Males: 292 (48.3%), Females: 312 (51.7%)
Greene County
Zip code:
51462
Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $29,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $33,300 (year 2000)
Races in Scranton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.7%)
- Hispanic (5.1%)
- Other race (2.6%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (32.6%), Irish (13.4%),
English (12.1%), Danish (4.8%), United States (4.1%), Dutch
(3.5%).
Elevation: 1185 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Scranton
- High school or higher: 80.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Scranton city
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 9.8%
4.5% Foreign born (3.3% Latin America, 0.8%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Scranton:
- GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
JEFFERSON, IA)
- STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
LAKE CITY, IA)
- ST ANTHONY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
CARROLL, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Scranton:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 45 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- DES MOINES INTL (about 71 miles; DES MOINES, IA; ID:
DSM)
- EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 105 miles; OMAHA, NE; ID: OMA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scranton:
- JEFFERSON MUNI (about 15 miles; JEFFERSON, IA; ID:
EFW)
- ARTHUR N NEU (about 17 miles; CARROLL, IA; ID: CIN)
- GUTHRIE COUNTY REGIONAL (about 25 miles; GUTHRIE
CENTER, IA; ID: GCT)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Scranton:
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,807)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; DES MOINES, IA; FT
enrollment: 4,227)
- DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
ANKENY, IA; FT enrollment: 6,959)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
- IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101 miles;
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; FT enrollment: 2,840)
- GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 105 miles; LAMONI,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,026)
Public primary/middle school in Scranton:
- SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 263;
Location: 900 MADISON; Grades: 03 - 05)
Library in Scranton:
- SCRANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$29,200; Location: 1102 MAIN; 11,932 books; 210 audio
materials; 495 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)
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