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Population (year 2000): 942. Estimated
population in July 2005: 999 (+6.1% change)
Males: 427 (45.3%), Females: 515 (54.7%)
Florence County
Zip code:
29591
Median resident age: 39.6 years
Median household income: $24,605 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,000 (year 2000)
Races in Scranton:
- Black (56.1%)
- White Non-Hispanic (41.7%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (10.1%), Irish (2.1%),
French (1.6%), German (1.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).
Elevation: 95 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Scranton
- High school or higher: 47.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 16.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Scranton town
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 48.9%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 5.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+15.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Scranton:
- CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM LAKE CITY (about 5 miles;
LAKE CITY, SC)
- CAROLINAS HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 16 miles; FLORENCE,
SC)
- REGENCY HOSPITAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA (about 16 miles;
FLORENCE, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Scranton:
- FLORENCE REGIONAL (about 19 miles; FLORENCE, SC; ID:
FLO)
- SHAW AFB (about 51 miles; SUMTER, SC; ID: SSC)
- MYRTLE BEACH INTL (about 60 miles; MYRTLE BEACH, SC;
ID: MYR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scranton:
- LAKE CITY MUNI CJ EVANS FIELD (about 5 miles; LAKE
CITY, SC; ID: 51J)
- WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY (about 16 miles; KINGSTREE, SC;
ID: CKI)
- HUGGINS MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; TIMMONSVILLE, SC;
ID: 58J)
Amtrak stations near Scranton:
- 19 miles: KINGSTREE (101 E. MAIN ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, call for taxi service, intercity bus service.
- 20 miles: FLORENCE (807 E. DAY ST.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Scranton:
- FRANCIS MARION UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; FLORENCE,
SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,922)
- FLORENCE DARLINGTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 20
miles; FLORENCE, SC; FT enrollment: 2,619)
- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CONWAY,
SC; FT enrollment: 4,067)
- HORRY-GEORGETOWN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
CONWAY, SC; FT enrollment: 2,315)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT PEMBROKE (about 66
miles; PEMBROKE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,806)
- TRIDENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 69 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 5,925)
- CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles;
CHARLESTON, SC; FT enrollment: 2,191)
Public primary/middle school in Scranton:
- SCRANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 267;
Location: 1649 US 52 HWY.; Grades: PK - 05)
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