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Scott County
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county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- November 5, 1833
- Named after
- Andrew Scott
- Seat
- Waldron
- Largest city
- Waldron
- Total
- 898 sq mi (2,330 km )
- Land
- 892 sq mi (2,310 km )
- Water
- 5.8 sq mi (15 km ) 0.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 9,965
- Density
- 11.0/sq mi (4.26/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,836. The county seat is Waldron. Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on November 5, 1833, and named for Andrew Scott, a justice of the Supreme Court of the Arkansas Territory. It is an alcohol-prohibited or dry county.
Geography
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