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Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Scott, Mississippi
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 33°35′40″N 91°04′34″W / 33.59444°N 91.07611°W / 33.59444; -91.07611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Area
 • Total0.45 sq mi (1.15 km)
 • Land0.45 sq mi (1.15 km)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km)
Elevation141 ft (43 m)
Population
 • Total90
 • Density201.79/sq mi (77.98/km)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code38772
Area code662
GNIS feature ID2806367

Scott is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 1. Scott is approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Lamont and approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of Benoit.

Scott was formerly home to three general stores.

A post office first began operation under the name Scott in 1907.

In 1927, Delta & Pine Land Company established its headquarters in Scott.

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 90.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202090—
U.S. Decennial Census
2020

2020 census

Scott CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020 % 2020
White alone (NH) 50 55.56%
Black or African American alone (NH) 39 43.33%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 0 0.00%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) 0 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1 1.11%
Total 90 100.00%

Education

It is a part of the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. It was formerly in the Benoit School District. The Benoit district merged into the West Bolivar district in 2014. The only K-12 school of the Benoit district, Ray Brooks School, operated until 2020. From 1986 until 2000 Benoit School District sent high school students to West Bolivar High School of the West Bolivar district.

Notable people

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott, Mississippi
  3. Howe, Tony. "Scott, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  4. "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
  5. Delta and Pine Land Company Records MSS.101 Retrieved 2013-12-07
  6. "Scott CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
  8. ^ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Scott CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau.
  9. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. which shows the location of Scott.
  10. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. - Scott is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map.
  11. "School District Consolidation in Mississippi Archived 2017-07-02 at the Wayback Machine." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6).
  12. "Ray Brooks School Closes Its Doors". The Bolivar Bullet. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  13. "Wilson hopes to break out the shoes'." Franklin County Times. January 10, 2002. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
  14. Norm Cohen (2000). Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong. University of Illinois Press. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-252-06881-2.
  15. "Associate Justice Geraldine S. Hines". Mass.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
Municipalities and communities of Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States
County seats: Cleveland and Rosedale
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