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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 Benton is the Seat for Scott County.

Scott County was founded in 1822 and was created by taking area from New Madrid County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Scott had a population of 38,280 people. This is a decrease of 2.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 39,261 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Scott represented 0.66% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Scott County:

  • Benton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Benton is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
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  • Blodgett
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blodgett is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Chaffee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chaffee is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,901 people
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  • Commerce
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Diehlstadt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Haywood City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Haywood City is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
  • Kelso
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Kelso is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
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  • Miner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Miner is located in Scott County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
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    • Morley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Morley is located in Scott County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Oran
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oran is located in Scott County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
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    • Scott City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Vanduser
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County (MO)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people

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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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