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Welcome to Scott County ...

Time Zone: Scott County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Davenport is the Seat for Scott County.

Scott County was founded December 21, 1837.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Scott had a population of 172,943 people. This is an increase of 4.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 165,272 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Scott represented 5.43% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Scott County:

  • Bettendorf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blue Grass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
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  • Davenport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dixon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dixon is located in Scott County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
  • Donahue
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Durant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Durant is located in Scott County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
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  • Eldridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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    • Le Claire
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Long Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Maysville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Maysville is located in Scott County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • McCausland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • McCausland is located in Scott County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
    • New Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • New Liberty is located in Scott County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Panorama Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Panorama Park is located in Scott County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Princeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Riverdale is located in Scott County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
    • Walcott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Walcott is located in Scott County (IA)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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