Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: By the United States Census of 1900 , the population of Scranton was about 102,026 , making it the 38th largest city in the United States .
Simplified: The United States Census said that Scranton had a population of 102,026 people in the year 1900 . This made it the 38th largest city in the United States .