Scranton is a small city in Bowman County, North Dakota, United States.

[3] 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.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.90 square miles (2.33 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the city was 96.1% White, 3.2% Native American, and 0.7% from two or more races.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.01% White, 0.33% Native American, 0.66% from other races.