Editing Scott County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Scott County
 | state                = Arkansas
 | seal                 = 
 | founded year         = 1833
 | founded date         = November 5
 | seat wl              = Waldron
 | largest city wl      = Waldron
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 898
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 892
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 5.8
 | area percentage      = 0.6%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 9836
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 9851 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi        = auto
 | web                  = 
 | ex image             = Waldron, AR 006.jpg
 | ex image cap         = Scott County Courthouse in Waldron
 | district             = 4th
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Andrew Scott (judge)|Andrew Scott]]
}}

'''Scott County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 9,836.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census - Geography Profile: Scott County, Arkansas|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Scott_County,_Arkansas?g=0500000US05127|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 21, 2023}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Waldron, Arkansas|Waldron]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on November 5, 1833,<ref>{{cite book |title= Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas|year= 1891|publisher= Southern Publishing Company|location= Chicago, IL|page= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QewxAQAAMAAJ/page/n395 388]|url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_QewxAQAAMAAJ|access-date=May 12, 2012}}</ref> and named for [[Andrew Scott (judge)|Andrew Scott]], a justice of the Supreme Court of the [[Arkansas Territory]].<ref>{{cite book|last=McCutchen|first=Henry Grady|title=History of Scott County, Arkansas|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t13n2fd40;view=1up;seq=26|year=1922|publisher=22}}</ref> It is an alcohol-prohibited or [[dry county]].

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|898|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|892|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.8|sqmi}} (0.6%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_05.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 27, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

===Major highways===
*[[Image:I-49 (Future).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 49 (Arkansas)|Future Interstate 49]]
*[[File:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 71 (Arkansas)|U.S. Highway 71]]
*[[File:US 270.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 270 (Arkansas)|U.S. Highway 270]]
*[[File:Arkansas 23.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 23|Highway 23]]
*[[File:Arkansas 28.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 28|Highway 28]]
*[[File:Arkansas 80.svg|20px]] [[Arkansas Highway 80|Highway 80]]
*[[File:Arkansas 250.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 250|Highway 250]]

===Adjacent counties===
*[[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]] (northwest)
*[[Logan County, Arkansas|Logan County]] (northeast)
*[[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]] (east)
*[[Montgomery County, Arkansas|Montgomery County]] (southeast)
*[[Polk County, Arkansas|Polk County]] (south)
*[[Le Flore County, Oklahoma|Le Flore County]], [[Oklahoma]] (west)

===National protected area===
* [[Ouachita National Forest]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 1694
|1850= 3083
|1860= 5145
|1870= 7483
|1880= 9174
|1890= 12635
|1900= 13183
|1910= 14302
|1920= 13232
|1930= 11803
|1940= 13300
|1950= 10057
|1960= 7297
|1970= 8207
|1980= 9685
|1990= 10205
|2000= 10996
|2010= 11233
|2020= 9836
|estyear=2023
|estimate=9851
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref>
|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=August 27, 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=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.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=August 27, 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=August 27, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05127.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref>
}}

[[File:USA Scott County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Scott County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Scott County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05127&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 31, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 8,031
| 81.65%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 31
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 183
| 1.86%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 275
| 2.8%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 5
| 0.05%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 563
| 5.72%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 748
| 7.6%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 9,836 people, 3,944 households, and 2,569 families residing in the county.

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]],<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 10,996 people, 4,323 households, and 3,121 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|12|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 4,924 housing units at an average density of {{convert|6|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 93.53% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.23% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.40% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.95% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.56% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.32% from two or more races. 5.71% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 4,323 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.5% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $26,412, and the median income for a family was $30,311. Males had a median income of $23,118 versus $17,127 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $13,609. About 15.3% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 14.1% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2010, Scott County had a population of 11,233. The racial makeup was 85.35% white, 0.47% black, 1.85% Native American, 3.42% Asian, 2.12% Non-Hispanics reporting more than one race and 6.96% Hispanics or Latinos.

==Government==

=== Government ===
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Scott County Quorum Court has nine members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.
{| class="wikitable"
|+Scott County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Scott {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/scott/ |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref name=":1">https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
!Position
!Officeholder
!Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
|County Judge
|Brian K. Jones
|Republican
|-
|County/Circuit Clerk
|Brianna Freeman
|(Unknown)
|-style="background-color:#999999;
|Sheriff/Collector
|Randy Shores
|Independent
|-style="background-color:#999999;
|Treasurer
|Teresa Scantling
|Independent
|-style="background-color:#999999;
|Assessor
|Terri Churchill
|Independent
|-
|Coroner
|Dana Anderson
|(Unknown)
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is at least 4 Republicans and 4 Independents, with one party affiliation unknown. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=2025-04-26 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Bobby Hattabaugh (R)
* District 2: Melvin Parker (R)
* District 3: Leonard Russell (I)
* District 4: Linda L. Vaughn (I)
* District 5: Jamie Lynn Goff (I)
* District 6: Tommy Roberson (I)
* District 7: John Luttrell (R)
* District 8: Lance Stinson
* District 9: Tara Brackett (R)

=== Politics ===
Scott County is represented the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] by the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]s Marcus Richmond, a businessman from [[Harvey, Arkansas|Harvey]], and [[Jon Eubanks]], a farmer and [[Certified Public Accountant]] from [[Paris, Arkansas|Paris]].
Over the past few election cycles Scott County has trended heavily towards the GOP. The last Democrat (as of 2024) to carry this county was Bill Clinton in 1996. By margin, it was the most Republican county in Arkansas in the [[2020 United States Presidential Election]].
{{PresHead|place=Scott County, Arkansas|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|2,913|425|46|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|2,962|483|106|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|2,731|602|177|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|2,631|897|112|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|2,791|1,053|151|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|2,514|1,473|51|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|2,399|1,444|138|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Democratic|1,426|2,259|612|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|1,695|2,228|639|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|2,507|1,707|48|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|3,066|1,609|34|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Democratic|2,228|2,236|162|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Democratic|1,427|2,880|5|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|2,424|771|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|American Independent|1,162|1,000|1,238|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|1,121|1,838|5|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|1,137|1,116|11|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|1,637|1,248|14|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|893|1,197|11|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|260|1,093|55|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|348|898|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|353|992|8|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|363|1,137|2|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|174|1,042|96|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|573|891|11|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|375|607|146|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|751|771|80|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|514|1,369|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|206|640|395|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|481|893|223|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Tie|458|458|96|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|313|733|19|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|264|1,260|37|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|398|967|198|Arkansas}}

==Communities==

===Cities===
*[[Mansfield, Arkansas|Mansfield]]
*[[Waldron, Arkansas|Waldron]] (county seat)

===Census-designated places===
*[[Boles, Arkansas|Boles]]

===Townships===
[[File:Scott County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large.jpg|thumb|Townships in Scott County, Arkansas as of 2010]]

{{Arkansas Townships About|County = Scott}}
<ref>{{Cite map
 |publisher   = U. S. Census Bureau
 |title       = 2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Scott County, AR
 |url         = http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05127_scott/BAS11C20512700000_000.pdf
 |access-date  = August 11, 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121019144356/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05127_scott/BAS11C20512700000_000.pdf
 |archive-date = October 19, 2012
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#S | title = Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = May 29, 2014}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* Black Fork
* Blansett
* Brawley
* Cauthron
* Cedar
* Coal
* Denton
* Hickman ([[Waldron, Arkansas|Waldron]])
* Hon
* Hunt
* James
* Jones
* Keener
* La Faye
* Lafayette
* Lamb
* Lewis ([[Mansfield, Arkansas|Mansfield]])
* Little Texas
* Mill Creek
* Mountain
* Mount Pleasant
* Oliver
* Parks
* Tate
* Tomlinson
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[List of lakes in Scott County, Arkansas]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Scott County, Arkansas]]

==References==
<references />

==External links==
* [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=805 Scott County, Arkansas] entry on the [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture]]
* [http://scottcountyar.com/welcome Scott County official website]

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Scott County, Arkansas
| North     =
| Northeast = [[Logan County, Arkansas|Logan County]]
| East      = [[Yell County, Arkansas|Yell County]]
| Southeast = [[Montgomery County, Arkansas|Montgomery County]]
| South     = [[Polk County, Arkansas|Polk County]]
| Southwest =
| West      = [[Le Flore County, Oklahoma]]
| Northwest = [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]]
}}

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