Editing Scotland County, North Carolina (section)

==Demographics==
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===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 34,174 people residing in the county. Racially, 14,402 county residents identified as white, 13,162 identified as black or African American, 3,745 identified as American Indian, 343 identified as Asian, 15 identified as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 718 identified as other, and 1,789 identified as two or more races.<ref name=2020censusrace>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US37165&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P1| title = P1 Race: 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Scotland County, North Carolina| publisher = U.S. Census Bureau| access-date = December 10, 2022}}</ref> Of the total among the races, 1,106 people identified as Hispanic or Latino.<ref name= 2020censushispanic>{{cite web| url = https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US37165&y=2020&d=DEC+Redistricting+Data+(PL+94-171)&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2| title = P2 Hispanic or Latino, and not Hispanic or Latino by race 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) Scotland County, North Carolina| publisher = U.S. Census Bureau| access-date = December 10, 2022}}</ref> Scotland proportionately has the third-largest Native American population of any North Carolina county at 14 percent.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.ncdemography.org/2021/11/10/native-american-population-sees-notable-increase-in-2020-census/| title = Native American Population Sees Notable Increase in 2020 Census| last = Cline| first = Michael| date = November 10, 2021| website = Carolina Demography| publisher = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill| access-date = December 18, 2022}}</ref> Laurinburg recorded 15,024 residents.<ref name=vincentcensus/>

Scotland County is included in the [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]]-[[Lumberton, North Carolina|Lumberton]]-[[Laurinburg, North Carolina|Pinehurst]], NC [[Fayetteville, North Carolina metropolitan area|Combined Statistical Area]].<ref name="2023OMB">{{Cite web |date=July 21, 2023 |title=OMB Bulletin No. 23-01: Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=August 10, 2023 |website=[[United States Office of Management and Budget]]}}</ref>

===Demographic change===
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| <strong>Historical population</strong>
|-
| {{US Census population
|1900= 12553
|1910= 15363
|1920= 15600
|1930= 20174
|1940= 23232
|1950= 26336
|1960= 25183
|1970= 26929
|1980= 32273
|1990= 33754
|2000= 35998
|2010= 36157
|2020= 34174
|estyear=2023
|estimate=34376
|estref=<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/nc190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=January 19, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37165.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 30, 2013|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607002241/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/37/37165.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/scotlandcountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Scotland County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref>
}}
|}

Scotland County has long had significant white, black, and [[Lumbee]] Indian populations. The Hispanic population grew in the early 21st century.<ref>{{cite news| last = Goldsmith| first = Thomas| title = Scotland County tops jobless chart| newspaper = The Charlotte Observer| page = B3| date = December 26, 2011| url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114987258/scotland-county-jobless-rate/}}</ref> From 2010 to 2020, Scotland County's population declined from 36,157 to 34,174, a decrease of about five percent.<ref name=vincentcensus>{{cite news| last = Vincent| first = W. Curt| title = Scotland, Laurinburg census numbers drop| newspaper = The Laurinburg Exchange| date = August 20, 2021| url = https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/52339/scotland-laurinburg-census-numbers-drop| access-date = December 20, 2022}}</ref> The proportion of county residents under the age of 18 dropped by 19.2 percent.<ref>{{cite news| last = Nagem| first = Sarah| title = Broadband, entrepreneurs, faith: What would it take for rural NC to regain population?| newspaper = Border Belt Independent| date = August 20, 2021| url = https://borderbelt.org/broadband-entrepreneurs-faith-what-would-it-take-for-rural-nc-to-regain-population/| access-date = December 19, 2022}}</ref> According to the [[American Community Survey]], from 2017 to 2021 there were an estimated 12,214 households in the county with an average of 2.65 persons per household.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management projects a 6.7 percent population decline in the county between 2020 and 2030.<ref name= rappaportweaver/> The North Carolina Rural Center reported a 0.25 percent increase in the county's population between 2020 and 2023.<ref>{{cite news| last = Rappaport| first = Ben| title = Robeson and Scotland counties are growing, slowly, for the first time in years| newspaper = Border Belt Independent| date = June 12, 2024| url = https://borderbelt.org/robeson-scotland-counties-nc-grew-during-pandemic/| access-date = June 30, 2024}}</ref>