▁to ▁be ▁created . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁L ack aw anna ▁River . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 1 . 3 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁hum id ▁contin ental ▁climate ▁which ▁is ▁warm - sum mer ▁( D fb ) ▁except ▁along ▁the ▁L ack aw anna ▁River ▁from ▁O lyph ant ▁and ▁Bla k ely ▁below ▁Pe ck ville ▁on ▁down ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁hot - sum mer ▁( D fa ). ▁A verage ▁month ly ▁temper atures ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Sc r anton ▁range ▁from ▁ 2 6 . 0   ° F ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ 7 1 . 9   ° F ▁in ▁July , ▁in ▁Car b ond ale ▁they ▁range ▁from ▁ 2 3 . 8   ° F ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ 6 9 . 7   ° F ▁in ▁July , ▁and ▁in ▁Moscow ▁they ▁range ▁from ▁ 2 2 . 6   ° F ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁ 6 8 . 4   ° F ▁in ▁July . ▁ ▁Ad j acent ▁count ies ▁Sus que h anna ▁County ▁( n orth ) ▁Wayne ▁County ▁( east ) ▁Mon roe ▁County ▁( s out heast ) ▁Lu zer ne ▁County ▁( s outh west ) ▁Wy oming ▁County ▁( west ) ▁ ▁Major ▁High ways ▁ ▁Dem ograph