Scott, Mississippi

Scott, Mississippi
Census-designated place
Scott, Mississippi is located in Mississippi
Scott, Mississippi
Scott, Mississippi
Scott, Mississippi is located in the United States
Scott, Mississippi
Scott, Mississippi
Coordinates: 33°35′40″N 91°04′34″W / 33.59444°N 91.07611°W / 33.59444; -91.07611
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyBolivar
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Land0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
141 ft (43 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
90
 • Density201.79/sq mi (77.98/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
38772
Area code662
GNIS feature ID2806367[2]

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.[3]

A post office first began operation under the name Scott in 1907.[4]

In 1927, Delta & Pine Land Company established its headquarters in Scott.[5]

It was first named as a CDP in the 2020 Census which listed a population of 90.[6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
202090—
U.S. Decennial Census[7]
2020[8]

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[8] % 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.[9] It was formerly in the Benoit School District.[10] The Benoit district merged into the West Bolivar district in 2014.[11] The only K-12 school of the Benoit district, Ray Brooks School, operated until 2020.[12] From 1986 until 2000 Benoit School District sent high school students to West Bolivar High School of the West Bolivar district.[13]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "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.


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