The Largest of the Abingtons
Source - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Five-Year Estimates ('24).
South Abington Township was established in 1867 when the larger Abington region was subdivided. It lies in the Abingtons, the suburban cluster north and northwest of Scranton, and includes the village of Chinchilla.
Once rural, the township grew into a suburb as the Northern Electric trolley and later the highways connected it to the city. The northern end of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension terminates here.
South Abington Township houses Abington Heights High School and South Abington Elementary in the Abington Heights School District. Sukanya Roy, winner of the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, is from the township.
The township sits directly north of Scranton in Lackawanna County and is the largest municipality in the Abingtons and one of the largest in the county. Its population was 9,526 at the 2020 census. It is a sought-after suburb with a strong school district and a mix of established and newer housing.
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