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Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Scott City, [3] the only incorporated city in the county. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,151. [2] The county was named after Winfield Scott, a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861.
Scott County, Kansas, organized in 1886, was named for General Winfield Scott. Scott fought in the War of 1812, Black Hawk War, Mexican War, and in the Civil War for the cause of the Union. Scott County was once part of the land that was the old Washington County, Peketon County, and later an enlarged Marion County.
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- March 20, 1873
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Scott County, Kansas. Named for Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866), hero of the War of 1812 and the Black Hawk War, commander of U.S. forces in the Mexican War, and the first general-in-chief of the Union armies in the Civil War.
Scott County was legally instituted in 1873 by an act of legislature. At this time it was named in honor of General Winfield Scott. Since it was such a small town with a small population, there was no need for a local government.
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The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km2). Of that, 718 square miles (1,860 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) (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.
Unified school districts
1. 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.
Scott County, in the western part of the state, is the third county east from Colorado, the fourth south of Nebraska, and the fourth from the southern boundary of the state. It is bounded on the north by Logan and Gove counties; on the east by Lane; on the south by Finney, and on the west by Wichita.
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Nov 5, 2024 · Scott County is home to approximately 5,000 Kansans, and stretches across well over 700 square miles of Kansas prairie. Scott County was organized on January 29, 1886, and named in honor of Major General Winfield Scott, United States Army, hero of the Mexican War.
