Scotland County
Also known as Scotland County, Missouri, Scotland County, MO
county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- January 29, 1841
- Named after
- Scotland
- Seat
- Memphis
- Largest city
- Memphis
- Total
- 439 sq mi (1,140 km )
- Land
- 437 sq mi (1,130 km )
- Water
- 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,796
- Density
- 10.8/sq mi (4.17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
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Scotland County is a county in northeastern Missouri. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,716, making it Missouri's seventh-least populous county. Its county seat is Memphis. The county was organized on January 29, 1841, and named for the country of Scotland.
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