Florence County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 31.2. This is about average.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.0418. This is significantly better than average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 10.2. This is about average. There were 21 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 16.7. This is significantly better than average. There were 22 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.33. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2007 was 0.00000. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 18.4 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Scranton and their reported violations in the past:
ALCOLU WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 550, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2001 and DEC-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-01-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and DEC-10-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-2001), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-2001), St Show-cause Hearing (DEC-19-2001)
T C MILES TP (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 33.3%
(1.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 48.6% for Black residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.7 people | | South Carolina: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 72.6% | | Whole state: | 68.2% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 5.1% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Scranton, SC
118 people in nursing homes
29 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Scranton compared to South Carolina state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Scranton (2011 data):
- The Citizens Bank: Scranton Branch at 1812 Highway 52, branch established on 1998/11/02. Info updated 2011/09/02: Bank assets: $358.7 mil, Deposits: $315.1 mil, headquarters in Olanta, SC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancshares Corporation
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (73%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Florence County South Carolina:
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Religion statistics for Scranton (based on Florence County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 43.75%
| Here |  | 43.8% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 39.0% | 23.1% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 4.4% |
| Congregations | 20.7% | 17.8% | 12.7% | 1.9% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Baha'i | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 4.2% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 10.3% |
| Congregations | 0.5% | 14.1% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 20.2% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 37 | Florence County: | 2.81 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 2 | This county: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 14 | Florence County: | 1.06 / 10,000 pop. | | South Carolina: | 0.85 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 98 | Florence County: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 94 | Here: | 7.14 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 12.1% | | South Carolina: | 10.6% |
Adult obesity rate: | Florence County: | 31.7% | | South Carolina: | 29.4% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.3% | | State: | 13.4% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $4,204 | $50,448 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $5,701 | $68,412 | 3 | $2,495 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $4,153 | $49,836 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
3 | $14,058 | $56,232 | 3 | $2,495 |
Scranton government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $27,000 ($28.91)
- Current Operations - Central Staff Services: $159,000 ($170.24)
Police Protection: $109,000 ($116.70)
- General - Interest on Debt: $9,000 ($9.64)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $116,000 ($124.20)
All Other: $1,000 ($1.07)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $151,000 ($161.67)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $145,000 ($155.25)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000 ($6.42)
- Miscellaneous - Rents: $12,000 ($12.85)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($9.64)
Interest Earnings: $8,000 ($8.57)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $137,000 ($146.68)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $36,000 ($38.54)
- Tax - NEC: $72,000 ($77.09)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $267,000 ($285.87)
6.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($37,297 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.11% | | South Carolina average: | 8.00% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($146 average AGI)| Florence County: | 0.05% | | South Carolina average: | 0.15% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,206 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.83% | | South Carolina average: | 6.88% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($247 average AGI)| Florence County: | 0.04% | | South Carolina average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Scranton:
- WHYM (1260 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: GHB OF LAKE CITY, INC.)
- WJMX (970 AM; 10 kW; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WDKD (1310 AM; 5 kW; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCEO (840 AM; daytime; 50 kW; COLUMBIA, SC; Owner: EASTERN BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.)
- WBAJ (890 AM; daytime; 50 kW; BLYTHEWOOD, SC; Owner: FAMILY FIRST)
- WAGL (1560 AM; daytime; 50 kW; LANCASTER, SC; Owner: PALMETTO BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
- WBT (1110 AM; 50 kW; CHARLOTTE, NC; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATNS CO. OF NORTH CAROLINA)
- WQTK (950 AM; 10 kW; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: KIRKMAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WIQB (1050 AM; 25 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
- WJAY (1280 AM; 4 kW; MULLINS, SC; Owner: THE GREATER HWY CHURCH OF CHRIST)
- WQJM (1450 AM; 10 kW; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
- WPJS (1330 AM; 5 kW; CONWAY, SC; Owner: WPJS BROADCASTING, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Scranton:
- WMXT (102.1 FM; PAMPLICO, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WWFN (100.1 FM; LAKE CITY, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WURV (102.9 FM; SCRANTON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WCSQ (92.5 FM; MONCKS CORNER, SC; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWKT-FM (99.3 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEGX (92.9 FM; DILLON, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WLPG (91.7 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: AUGUSTA RADIO FELLOWSHIP INSTITUTE, INC.)
- WRJA-FM (88.1 FM; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WPDT (105.1 FM; JOHNSONVILLE, SC; Owner: GLORY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WYNN-FM (106.3 FM; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WSIM (93.7 FM; BISHOPVILLE, SC; Owner: MILLER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WGSS (94.1 FM; KINGSTREE, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF FLORENCE LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WLGI (90.9 FM; HEMINGWAY, SC; Owner: LOUIS G. GREGORY BAHA'I INSTITUTE)
- WHMC-FM (90.1 FM; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WQSD (107.1 FM; BRIARCLIFF ACRES, SC; Owner: QANTUM OF MYRTLE BEACH LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Scranton:
- WPDF-LP (Channel 56; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WPDE-TV (Channel 15; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: GRAND STRAND COMMUNICATIONS)
- WWMB (Channel 21; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: ATLANTIC MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WBTW (Channel 13; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WRJA-TV (Channel 27; SUMTER, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- W66DE (Channel 50; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: CAROLINA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJPM-TV (Channel 33; FLORENCE, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
- WSFX-TV (Channel 26; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: SOUTHEASTERN MEDIA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WFXB (Channel 43; MYRTLE BEACH, SC; Owner: GE MEDIA, INC.)
- WHMC (Channel 23; CONWAY, SC; Owner: SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TV COMMISSION)
Scranton fatal accident list:
Jun 22, 1987 00:08 AM, 319, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Apr 23, 1982 07:35 PM, 72, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 13, 1980 09:05 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 17, 1978 09:55 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
May 20, 1978 10:55 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 5, 1977 11:35 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Scranton)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 19 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 0.9 Km Sw Of Intersection Of U.S. 301 And State Road 72 (Lat: 34.011000 Lon: -79.756444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.5 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: KNNG845
Assigned Frequencies: 929.762 MHz Grant Date: 04/03/2001, Expiration Date: 01/16/2011, Cancellation Date: 10/12/2004, Certifier: Stan F Sech
Registrant: Venable LLP, 575 7th Street Nw, Washington, DC 20004, Phone: (202) 344-4653, Fax: (202) 344-8300, Email:
- 0.9 Km Sw Of Intersection Of U.S. 301 And State Road 72 (Lat: 34.011000 Lon: -79.756444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.5 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: KNNG846, Licensee ID: L00343247
Assigned Frequencies: 929.712 MHz Grant Date: 03/28/2001, Expiration Date: 01/16/2011, Cancellation Date: 03/27/2001, Certifier: Charles Sadler
Registrant: Pagemart Ii Inc
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 - STATION, 0.25 Mi N Of Sr881 (Lat: 33.925139 Lon: -79.707556), Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: WNTW442
Assigned Frequencies: 6165.72 MHz Grant Date: 10/07/2009, Expiration Date: 10/21/2019
Registrant: Santee Electric Cooperative, 424 Sumter Hwy., Kingstree, SC 29556, Phone: (843) 355-6187, Fax: (843) 355-0528, Email:
- .25 Mi N Of Sr 881 (Lat: 33.925139 Lon: -79.707556), Overall height: 60.7 m, Call Sign: WNTY302
Assigned Frequencies: 952.693 MHz, 928.693 MHz Grant Date: 01/20/2010, Expiration Date: 03/07/2020
Registrant: Santee Electric Cooperative Inc., 424 Sumter Hwy, Kingstree, SC 29556, Phone: (843) 355-6187, Fax: (843) 354-9717, Email:
- SCRANTON, Highway 52 (Lat: 33.912583 Lon: -79.746917), Type: Pole, Structure height: 25 m, Call Sign: WQCI543
Assigned Frequencies: 17840.0 MHz, 17760.0 MHz Grant Date: 03/11/2005, Expiration Date: 03/11/2015, Certifier: Mark Horinko
Registrant: Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC, 2101 Rexford Rd Ste 200e, Charlotte, NC 28211, Phone: (704) 936-1777, Fax: (704) 936-1801, Email:
- WRZE Relay, U S. Highway 301 At Intersection Of State Road 72 (Lat: 34.011000 Lon: -79.756444), Type: Tower, Structure height: 151.5 m, Overall height: 152.4 m, Call Sign: WQKM663
Assigned Frequencies: 947.000 MHz Grant Date: 07/16/2009, Expiration Date: 12/01/2011, Certifier: Michael Mangan
Registrant: Graham Brock, Inc., St. Simons Island, GA 31522-7466, Phone: (912) 638-8028, Fax: (912) 638-7722, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 - On S.C. Highway 56 In The Town Of (Lat: 33.918194 Lon: -79.741722), Call Sign: KNKB819
Assigned Frequencies: 152.840 MHz Grant Date: 08/31/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 10/11/2004
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens, 2120 L Street N.W., Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568 - On Us Hwy #52 (Lat: 33.918194 Lon: -79.741722), Call Sign: KIY756
Assigned Frequencies: 152.660 MHz Grant Date: 08/31/1998, Expiration Date: 07/01/2008, Cancellation Date: 10/11/2004
Registrant: Blooston, Mordkofsky, Jackson & Dickens, 2120 L Street, Nw, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: (202) 659-0830, Fax: (202) 828-5568
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4 - Call Sign: KE4OQB, Licensee ID: L01037929
Grant Date: 07/06/2005, Expiration Date: 07/15/2014, Certifier: Frankie D Allen
Registrant: Frankie D Allen, 406 Trifalia Rd, Scranton, SC 29591 - Call Sign: KG4PKP, Licensee ID: L00404343
Grant Date: 09/27/2001, Expiration Date: 09/27/2011, Cancellation Date: 10/30/2001, Certifier: Harry D Singletary Jr
Registrant: Harry D Singletary Jr, 117 N Friendfield Rd, Scranton, SC 29591 - Call Sign: W4HAR, Previous Call Sign: KG4PKP, Licensee ID: L00404343
Grant Date: 10/30/2001, Expiration Date: 10/30/2011, Certifier: Harry D Singletary Jr
Registrant: Harry D Singletary Jr, 117 N Friendfield Rd, Scranton, SC 29591 - Call Sign: KG4VIF, Licensee ID: L00577538
Grant Date: 10/03/2002, Expiration Date: 10/03/2012, Certifier: William L Hyman
Registrant: William L Hyman, 214 Wall St, Scranton, SC 29591
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $51,210 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $48,800 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $23,090 | 1 | $64,820 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $42,210 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $65,380 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $21,450 | 1 | $31,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $25,690 | 1 | $44,470 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $38,060 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $23,360 | 1 | $29,160 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $42,580 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $28,530 | 1 | $36,170 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $47,020 | 1 | $37,790 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
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HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Scranton
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Scranton, SC
| Most common first names in Scranton, SC among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| James | 47 | 69.6 years |
| Mary | 31 | 79.9 years |
| John | 31 | 75.3 years |
| William | 27 | 69.0 years |
| Willie | 25 | 70.5 years |
| Robert | 22 | 70.5 years |
| Annie | 17 | 79.7 years |
| George | 15 | 67.8 years |
| Henry | 15 | 76.7 years |
| David | 14 | 58.7 years |
| Most common last names in Scranton, SC among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Lee | 68 | 75.7 years |
| Matthews | 54 | 69.7 years |
| Miles | 39 | 71.6 years |
| Lynch | 33 | 71.0 years |
| Floyd | 31 | 71.6 years |
| Graham | 27 | 79.2 years |
| Mcclam | 22 | 70.7 years |
| Evans | 20 | 73.8 years |
| Brown | 20 | 70.2 years |
| Singletary | 19 | 73.5 years |
Businesses in Scranton, SC
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