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.
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  Scott, Mississippi  Scott, Mississippi | |
| Coordinates: 33°35′40″N 91°04′34″W / 33.59444°N 91.07611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Bolivar |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 90 |
| • Density | 201.79/sq mi (77.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38772 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806367[2] |
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
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 90 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2020[8] | |||
2020 census
edit| 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
editIt 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
edit- Big Bill Broonzy, blues musician[14]
- Geraldine Hines, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 2014 to 2017[15]
Gallery
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Post office in Scott -
Mississippi Blues Trail marker in Scott -
Looking south on Illinois Central Railroad towards Scott -
Bridge of abandoned Illinois Central Railroad line across Deer Creek in Scott
References
edit- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott, Mississippi
- ^ Howe, Tony. "Scott, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ "Bolivar County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- ^ Delta and Pine Land Company Records MSS.101 Retrieved 2013-12-07
- ^ "Scott CDP, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bolivar County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2021. which shows the location of Scott.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "Ray Brooks School Closes Its Doors". The Bolivar Bullet. May 14, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
- ^ "Wilson hopes to break out the shoes'." Franklin County Times. January 10, 2002. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
- ^ Norm Cohen (2000). Long Steel Rail: The Railroad in American Folksong. University of Illinois Press. p. 442. ISBN 978-0-252-06881-2.
- ^ "Associate Justice Geraldine S. Hines". Mass.gov. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
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