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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 City was founded in 1885. [4] [5] Like Scott County, the city is named in recognition of a United States General, Winfield Scott. [6] In October 1884, two women from Chicago, Illinois claimed the land that Scott City is on and built a cabin. The following February, two men from Chicago came to the cabin and settled. Soon after, many ...
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.
- Scott City
- June 29, 1886
- March 20, 1873
- Southwest
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.
Some interesting and additional information on Scott City which follows is taken from Pioneer Days in Scott County, a history written by Bonnie Bailey Vaughn and printed in serial form in the News Chronicle starting in July 1959.
The Kansas Legislature created Scott County in 1873. At this time it was named in honor of General Winfield Scott. Since it was such a small town with so few people, there was no need for a local government.
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The City of Scott City has a Governing Body consisting of the Mayor and eight City Council members who are elected by the people of the City. The Mayor is elected by the City at large, and the eight Council members are elected from each of the four wards of the City, two from each ward.
