Scott County

Also known as Scott County, Virginia, Scott County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Founded: November 24, 1814
Named after: Winfield Scott
Seat: Gate City
Largest town: Gate City
Total: 539 sq mi (1,400 km )
Land: 536 sq mi (1,390 km )
Water: 3.1 sq mi (8.0 km ) 0.6%
Estimate 2025: 21,200
Density: 40.3/sq mi (15.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )

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Scott County is a county located in the far southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia, on the border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,576. Its county seat is Gate City. Scott County was formed by an act of the General Assembly on November 24, 1814, from parts of Washington, Lee, and Russell counties and was named for Virginia-born General Winfield Scott. Scott County is part of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area, commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

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