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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scott_County,_KansasScott County, Kansas - Wikipedia

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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.

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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.

3. www.visitscottcity.com › discover-more › historyHistory | Scott City, KS

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   The town site had just been laid out when my father arrived in Scott County in March of 1885. At that time Scott City was known as Scott Centre, then some years later changed to Scott and finally to Scott City in 1913.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scott_County_CourthouseScott County Courthouse (Kansas) - Wikipedia

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   The Scott County Courthouse, located at 303 Court Street in Scott City, is the seat of government of Scott County, Kansas. Scott City has been the county seat since 1886. The courthouse was built from 1924 to 1925 by Henderson & Riggs.

5. www.kshs.org › kansapedia › scott-county-kansasScott County, Kansas - Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society

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   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.

   • County Seat: Scott City
   • Date Organized: June 29, 1886

   • Date Established: March 20, 1873
   • Kansas Region: Southwest

6. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scott_County,_KansasScott County, Kansas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   Scott County (standard abbreviation: SC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 5,151 people lived there. [2] Its county seat is Scott City. [3] Scott City is the only city in the county.

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   When was Scott County formed?

   • WITNESS MY HAND and seal of my office this 26 th day of September, A.D. 2024. Scott Countyis home to approximately 5,000 Kansans, and stretches across well over 700 square miles of Kansas prairie.Scott Countywas organized on January 29, 1886, and named in honor of Major General Winfield Scott, United States Army, hero of the Mexican War.

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   When did Scott City become Scott City?

   • At that time Scott City was known as Scott Centre, then some years later changed to Scott and finally to Scott City in 1913. Each of the members of the Town Company donated one acre for a park, so there were four parks laid out altogether. The county courthouse was afterward built on the northwest park.

   History | Scott City, KS

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   Was Scott City founded by a woman?

   • Scott City has the distinction of having been founded by a woman. In 1884, Maria DeGeer, a most unusual and progressive woman came from Chicago to establish a temperance community. On the high plains of Kansas, she chose the very center of Scott County for her settlement.

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   Does Scott City have a population center?

   • Scott City is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

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   Is Scott County a Republican county?

   • Prior to 1940, Scott County was a swing county, voting for the national winner in every presidential election from 1904 to 1936. From 1940 on, it has become one of the most Republican counties in the entire nation, with Barry Goldwater in 1964 being the lone Republican candidate since then to be held to single-digit margin of victory in the county.

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   What did the town company do in Scott City?

   • The Town Company at first offered inducements to people to come and settle in the new town by offering to give a free lot to anyone that would build on it. They also donated lots for the Methodist Church, the first church built in Scott City in 1886.

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8. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Scott_City,_KansasScott City, Kansas - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   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.