Editing Scott, Arkansas (section)

==Geography==
Scott is located in western Lonoke County and eastern Pulaski County and is bordered to the west by the city of [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]. [[U.S. Route 165]] passes through the community, leading northwest approximately {{convert|4|mi}} to [[Interstate 440 (Arkansas)|Interstate 440]] and southeast {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Keo, Arkansas|Keo]]. Downtown [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock]] is {{convert|12|mi}} west of Scott. Downtown [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]] is {{convert|10|mi}} west. [[Interstate 40 in Arkansas]] is {{convert|11|mi}} north at [[Galloway, Arkansas]]. [[Arkansas Highway 161]] runs concurrently with the Lonoke-Pulaski county line in the community, progressing northward to [[U.S. Route 70]] and southeast to [[England, Arkansas|England]], by way of farming areas in southeast Pulaski County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Scott CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.15|sqmi|km2}} (4.52%) are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2016">{{cite web|title=2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2016_Gazetteer/2016_gaz_place_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 18, 2017}}</ref> The CDP's portion in Pulaski County is bisected by Horseshoe Lake, an [[oxbow lake]] that was once a channel of the [[Arkansas River]].