Scottsboro
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Alabama
- County
- Jackson
- Type
- Mayor Council
- Mayor
- Jim McCamy
- Total
- 57.40 sq mi (148.67 km )
- Land
- 50.65 sq mi (131.17 km )
- Water
- 6.76 sq mi (17.50 km )
- Elevation
- 690 ft (210 m)
- Density
- 307.6/sq mi (118.76/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 35767-35768
- Fips code
- 01-68736
- Gnis feature id
- 0154493
- Website
- cityofscottsboro .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Scottsboro is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Alabama, United States. The city was named for its founder Robert T. Scott. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 15,578.
From its incorporation in 1870 until 1890, it was the largest community in Jackson County, losing the distinction from 1900 to 1920 to Bridgeport, but reclaiming the title in 1930 and holding it since that time. It is located 30 miles each from the state boundaries of Georgia to the east (Dade County) and Tennessee to the north, about 45 miles from Huntsville, Alabama to the west and about 55 miles from Chattanooga, Tennessee to the northeast.