Scott County, Kansas

**Scott County** (standard abbreviation: **SC**) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,151 people lived there. Its county seat is Scott City. Scott City is the only city in the county.

## History

In 1873, **Scott County** was created.

## Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.02%) is water.

### Presidential elections

Before 1940, Scott County was a swing county. They voted for the national winner in every presidential election from 1904 to 1936. After 1940, it has become one of the most Republican counties in the entire nation. Each of the last six presidential elections have resulted in the Republican candidate winning over 70 percent of the county's vote.

|Year|Republican|Democratic|Third Parties|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|style="text-align:center;"|**2020**|style="text-align:center;"|**85.6%** _2,014_|style="text-align:center;"|12.7% _299_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _41_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2016**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.7%** _1,865_|style="text-align:center;"|10.7% _236_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.6% _101_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2012**|style="text-align:center;"|**84.2%** _1,728_|style="text-align:center;"|13.5% _277_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% _47_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2008**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.7%** _1,823_|style="text-align:center;"|14.7% _321_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.6% _35_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2004**|style="text-align:center;"|**83.7%** _1,924_|style="text-align:center;"|15.1% _347_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _28_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**2000**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.6%** _1,811_|style="text-align:center;"|18.2% _418_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% _74_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1996**|style="text-align:center;"|**73.4%** _1,750_|style="text-align:center;"|19.2% _458_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|7.4% _176_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1992**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.3%** _1,426_|style="text-align:center;"|18.9% _480_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|24.8% _628_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1988**|style="text-align:center;"|**67.0%** _1,590_|style="text-align:center;"|30.2% _717_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% _68_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1984**|style="text-align:center;"|**81.1%** _2,017_|style="text-align:center;"|17.2% _427_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% _42_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1980**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.6%** _1,829_|style="text-align:center;"|18.9% _456_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% _133_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1976**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _1,195_|style="text-align:center;"|42.1% _919_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.2% _69_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1972**|style="text-align:center;"|**74.3%** _1,547_|style="text-align:center;"|21.6% _449_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|4.1% _86_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1968**|style="text-align:center;"|**66.3%** _1,374_|style="text-align:center;"|24.1% _500_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.7% _200_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1964**|style="text-align:center;"|**52.5%** _1,143_|style="text-align:center;"|46.7% _1,016_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _18_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1960**|style="text-align:center;"|**71.3%** _1,514_|style="text-align:center;"|28.2% _598_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% _12_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1956**|style="text-align:center;"|**75.1%** _1,376_|style="text-align:center;"|24.6% _451_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% _5_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1952**|style="text-align:center;"|**78.3%** _1,681_|style="text-align:center;"|20.6% _443_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _22_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1948**|style="text-align:center;"|**56.9%** _1,040_|style="text-align:center;"|40.4% _739_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.7% _50_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1944**|style="text-align:center;"|**60.9%** _903_|style="text-align:center;"|38.1% _565_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.9% _14_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1940**|style="text-align:center;"|**57.2%** _988_|style="text-align:center;"|41.5% _717_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.2% _21_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1936**|style="text-align:center;"|36.3% _625_|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _1,096_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1932**|style="text-align:center;"|34.0% _595_|style="text-align:center;"|**62.5%** _1,092_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.5% _61_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1928**|style="text-align:center;"|**65.8%** _886_|style="text-align:center;"|33.4% _450_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% _11_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1924**|style="text-align:center;"|**50.9%** _734_|style="text-align:center;"|30.8% _445_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|18.3% _264_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1920**|style="text-align:center;"|**58.5%** _636_|style="text-align:center;"|34.9% _379_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.6% _72_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1916**|style="text-align:center;"|33.2% _416_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.5%** _684_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.4% _155_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1912**|style="text-align:center;"|9.2% _56_|style="text-align:center;"|**40.8%** _247_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|50.0% _303_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1908**|style="text-align:center;"|**47.1%** _324_|style="text-align:center;"|42.7% _294_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.2% _70_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1904**|style="text-align:center;"|**62.6%** _275_|style="text-align:center;"|18.0% _79_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|19.4% _85_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1900**|style="text-align:center;"|44.1% _128_|style="text-align:center;"|**54.8%** _159_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% _3_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1896**|style="text-align:center;"|36.0% _91_|style="text-align:center;"|**63.6%** _161_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% _1_|
|style="text-align:center;"|**1892**|style="text-align:center;"|46.0% _142_||style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|**54.0%** _167_||
|style="text-align:center;"|**1888**|style="text-align:center;"|**54.7%** _294_|style="text-align:center;"|33.8% _182_|style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.5% _62_|

### Unified school districts

- Scott County USD 466

### Library

The Scott County Public Library is at 110 West 8th in Scott City. The Scott County Library was the first free county public library in the state of Kansas. It was created in 1923.

### City

- Scott City

## References

- Notes

## More reading

- _Standard Atlas of Scott County, Kansas_; Western Publishing Co; 34 pages; 1910.
- _Handbook of Scott County, Kansas_; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 20 pages; 1887.

## Other websites

- County
- Scott County - Directory of Public Officials
- Other
- Scott County Library
- Maps
- Scott County Maps: Current, Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

## Infobox (u.s. county)

- **county**: Scott County
- **state**: Kansas
- **type**: County (United States), County
- **ex image**: Battle Canyon (Scott Co KS) monument 2.JPG
- **ex image cap**: Northern Cheyenne Exodus, Monument at Battle Canyon, site of the Battle of Punished Woman's Fork during the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878
- **founded**: March 20, 1873
- **named for**: Winfield Scott
- **seat wl**: Scott City
- **largest city wl**: Scott City
- **area total sq mi**: 718
- **area land sq mi**: 718
- **area water sq mi**: 0.1
- **area percentage**: 0.02
- **population as of**: 2020
- **population total**: 5151
- **population density sq mi**: 7.2
- **district**: 1st
- **time zone**: Central