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Scott County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Abram M. Scott
- Seat
- Forest
- Largest city
- Forest
- Total
- 610 sq mi (1,600 km )
- Land
- 609 sq mi (1,580 km )
- Water
- 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km ) 0.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 28,073
- Density
- 46.0/sq mi (17.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 3rd
- Website
- www .scottcountyms .gov
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 27990
- Area
- 1581
- Official website
- www.scottcountyms.gov
- Image
- Court-House, Forest, Miss..jpg
- Households
- 10228
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- Commons category
- Scott County, Mississippi
- water as percent of area
- 0.2
- native label
- Scott County
- inception
- 1833-00-00
- per capita income
- 21357
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Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 27,990. Its county seat is Forest. The county is named for Abram M. Scott, the Governor of Mississippi from 1832 to 1833.
Scott County is part of the Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area.
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