Scotland County (Missouri)
The Scotland County is one county in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 4843 inhabitants and a population density of 4.3 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Memphis.
Geography
The County is located in the extreme north of Missouri and adjacent to Iowa. It has an area of 1138 square kilometers, of which 2 square kilometers is water area. At the Scotland County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Scotland County was formed in 1841 from parts of Lewis County. It was named after Scotland, the origin of many immigrants.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Scotland County 4843 people in 1980 households. The population density was 4.3 people per square kilometer. In the 1980 households lived statistically 2.38 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 98.6 percent white, 0.1 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 0.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
28.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 53.8 percent were between 18 and 64 and 18.1 percent were 65 years or older. 51.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 39,722. The per capita income was $ 19,895. 19.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Towns in Scotland County
City
- Memphis
Villages
- Arbela
- Granger
- South Gorin
- Rutledge
Unincorporated communities
- Azen
- Bible Grove
- Brock
- Crawford
- Etna
- Hitt
- Kilwinning
- Prospect Grove
- Sandhill
Structure
The Scotland County is divided into ten townships:
Memorable people
- Ella Ewing (1872-1913), Giantess and Sideshow Actress