Scranton, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 724. Estimated population in July 2024: 712 (-1.7% change)
Males: 343 (47.4%), Females: 381 (52.6%)
Osage County
Zip code: 66537
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.3 years
Median household income: $37,794
Median house value: $47,200
Population by Race
Races in Scranton:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- American Indian (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.9%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Black (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), German (19.1%), English (12.6%), Irish (8.4%), Dutch (3.0%), Scottish (3.0%).
Elevation: 1123 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Scranton
- High school or higher: 80.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Scranton city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+7.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Scranton:
- STORMONT VAIL HEALTHCARE (about 19 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
- KANSAS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF TOPEKA (about 20 miles; TOPEKA, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scranton:
- FORBES FIELD (about 14 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: FOE)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 69 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Abbreviation: MHK)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 80 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scranton:
- POMONA LAKE (about 8 miles; LYNDON, KS; Abbreviation: 39K)
- OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 11 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 53K)
- PHILIP BILLARD MUNI (about 22 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Abbreviation: TOP)
Amtrak station near Scranton:
- 20 miles: TOPEKA (5TH & HOLLIDAY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scranton:
- WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 19 miles; TOPEKA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,472)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; Full-time enrollment: 22,506)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 72 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Full-time enrollment: 8,857)
Public primary/middle school in Scranton:
- SCRANTON ELEM (Students: 175; Location: 104 BURLINGAME AVE; Grades: KG – 08)