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City in North Dakota, United StatesScranton is a city in Bowman County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 258 at the 2020 census. Scranton was founded in 1907 along the Milwaukee Road rail line known as the Pacific Extension. It was named after Scranton, Pennsylvania because, like that city, it was located within a region of coal mining.
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The public schools Scranton’s kids attend outperform 78% of North Dakota’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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