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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 Forest is the Seat for Scott County.

Scott County was founded in 1833. Scott was created by taking area from Covington, Jones and Rankin Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Scott had a population of 28,124 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 28,335 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Scott represented 0.95% of the total population of Mississippi.

Below are some of the communities located in Scott County:

  • Forest
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest is located in Scott County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
  • Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake is located in Scott County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <2>
  • Morton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Morton is located in Scott County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <2>
  • Sebastopol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

Websites of Interest ...

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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