Scott County, Arkansas

Scott County
Scott County Courthouse in Waldron
Scott County Courthouse in Waldron
Map of Arkansas highlighting Scott County
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Map of the United States highlighting Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°52′49″N 94°04′15″W / 34.880277777778°N 94.070833333333°W / 34.880277777778; -94.070833333333
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedNovember 5, 1833
Named forAndrew Scott
SeatWaldron
Largest cityWaldron
Area
 • Total898 sq mi (2,330 km2)
 • Land892 sq mi (2,310 km2)
 • Water5.8 sq mi (15 km2)  0.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total9,836
 • Density11/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district4th

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,836.[1] The county seat is Waldron.[2] Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on November 5, 1833,[3] and named for Andrew Scott, a justice of the Supreme Court of the Arkansas Territory.[4] It is an alcohol-prohibited or dry county.

  1. ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Scott County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Chicago, IL: Southern Publishing Company. 1891. p. 388. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
  4. ^ McCutchen, Henry Grady (1922). History of Scott County, Arkansas. 22.