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County · code 19163

Scott CountyIowa

Scott County is in Iowa with its county seat in Davenport. The county was created on December 21, 1837, and named after Winfield Scott.

  • Founded1837
  • County seatDavenport
  • Named forWinfield Scott
  • Land area458 sq mi + 10 sq mi water
  • Population174,669 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped75,501 checked 14 October 2026
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Rock Island, ILClintonMuscatine Davenport Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Scott on the map of Iowa

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History

Formed in 1837 from Cook County, Dubuque County, Muscatine County and Clinton County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Scott County was created by Wisconsin Territory on December 21, 1837, from Cook, Dubuque, and Muscatine counties, with Clinton County initially attached. When Iowa Territory was formed from Wisconsin Territory in 1838, Scott became an Iowa Territory county, and then became an Iowa state county in 1846. Clinton County was fully organized and detached from Scott in 1840.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1837
    Scott County created Scott created by Wisconsin Territory from Cook (extinct), Dubuque, and Muscatine; Clinton attached to Scott "until otherwise directed by law."
    from Cookfrom Dubuquefrom Muscatinefrom Clinton
    · Wis. Terr. Laws 1837, no. 6, secs. 17-19/pp. 136-137
  2. 1838
    Became part of Iowa Scott became an Iowa Territory county when Iowa Territory was created from Wisconsin Territory. · U.S. Stat., vol. 5, ch. 96[1838]/pp. 235-241
  3. 1840
    Changed Clinton fully organized, detached from Scott.
    Clinton
    · Iowa Terr. Laws 1839-1840, ch. 39, sec. 1/pp. 67-68
  4. 1846
    Became part of Iowa Scott became an Iowa county when the state of Iowa was created from Iowa Territory. · U.S. Stat., vol. 9, ch. 1[1847]/p. 117

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Scott

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Scott by the Census

Population
174,669 2020 Census count
Housing units
77,771 2020 Census count
Land area
458 square miles
Water area
10 square miles
People per sq mi
381 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Scott County

When was Scott County founded?
Scott County was founded in 1837, formed from Cook County, Dubuque County, Muscatine County and Clinton County, and named after Winfield Scott.
What is the county seat of Scott County?
The county seat of Scott County is Davenport.
Is there an online parcel map for Scott County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 75,501 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Scott County's boundary or name changed?
Scott County was created in 1837 from Cook County, Dubuque County, Muscatine County and Clinton County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Clinton County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Scott County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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