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Scotland CountyMissouri

Scotland County is a county in Missouri with its county seat in Memphis. The county was created on January 29, 1841.

  • Founded1841
  • County seatMemphis
  • Named forScotland
  • Land area437 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
  • Population4,716 2020 Census
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Where it is

Scotland on the map of Missouri

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History

Founded in 1841

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

Scotland County was created in 1841 from three non-county areas and named after Scotland. In 1843, Knox County was created from Scotland County territory, though Knox remained attached to Scotland for civil and military purposes until it was fully organized in 1845. An 1849 U.S. Supreme Court decision settled a boundary dispute between Missouri and Iowa by establishing the Indian boundary line run by John C. Sullivan in 1816 as the state line.

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

  1. 1841
    Scotland County created Scotland created from Non-County Area 19, Non-County Area 26, and Non-County Area 27. Non-County Area 19, Non-County Area 26, and Non-County Area 27 eliminated. · Mo. Laws 1840-1841, pub., sec. 32/p. 36
  2. 1843
    Lost territory Scotland lost to creation of Knox; Knox not fully organized, attached to Scotland "for civil and military purposes."
    to Knox
    · Mo. Laws 1842-1843, pub., pp. 46-47
  3. 1845
    Changed Knox fully organized, detached from Scotland.
    Knox
    · Mo. Laws 1844-1845, secs. 26-28/p. 34
  4. 1849
    Changed U.S. Supreme Court settled boundary dispute between Missouri and Iowa, dating from 11 February 1839, by rejecting both states' claims, choosing instead the Indian boundary line run and marked by John C. Sullivan in 1816 (the commonly accepted boundary before the dispute arose and the present boundary between the two states). The decision ended Scotland's claim to territory in the state of Iowa (no change).
    U.s.
    · Landers, 647-648; Thomas, 269-270

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Scotland

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from the office that keeps the record
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a reliable statewide or national copy
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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Scotland by the Census

Population
4,716 2020 Census count
Housing units
2,210 2020 Census count
Land area
437 square miles
Water area
2.8 square miles
People per sq mi
11 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

Scotland County's official site

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County government

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Questions

Common questions about Scotland County

When was Scotland County founded?
Scotland County was founded in 1841, and named after Scotland.
What is the county seat of Scotland County?
The county seat of Scotland County is Memphis.
Is there an online parcel map for Scotland County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Scotland County's boundary or name changed?
Scotland County was created in 1841. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Knox County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Scotland 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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