Scotland County, North Carolina

Scotland County is a one of the county from North Carolina's 100 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. The population of county in 2000 stood at 35998 as per the Census data. As of July 2008, the estimated population of the county is 36508, It is the 66th largest county by population in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It has total area of 320.64 square miles (830.45 square kilometre), of which, 319.14 square miles (826.57 square kilometre) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.88 square kilometre) of it is water, making it the 19th smallest by size in North Carolina.

Scotland County North Carolina
Map of Scotland County, North Carolina

As of the census of 2000, there were 35998 people, 13399 households, and 9673 families living in the county. The population density was 112.8 people per square mile (43.55/kmē), it is the 44th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 14693 housing units at an average density of 46 per square mile (17.76/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.61 persons, and the average family size was 3.1 persons. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83 males. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 36508, The racial makeup of the county was 49.55% White, 38.21% Black or African American, 10.06% American Indian, 0.57% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, and 1.59% from two or more races.

Scotland County North Carolina Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Scotland County North Carolina School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Scotland County North Carolina GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $31010, it is the 30th poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $39178, it is the 59th wealthiest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $15693, it is 26th poorest county by per capita income in North Carolina.

In 2000, 10267 pupils and students, of which 47.09% are male and 52.91% are female, 28.52% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.15% nursery or pri school, 5.87% kindergarten, 47.69% elementary school, 20.97% high school and 18.32% College graduate school.

RankCityCountyTotal Area mi2Land Area mi2Water Area mi2PopulationDensity mi2Per capita IncomeHouse hold Income
1Maxton TownRobeson County, Scotland County2.232.23025511145.31278323143
2East Laurinburg TownScotland County0.180.1802951619.81341525938
3Gibson TownScotland County0.980.980584595.11554221696
4Laurinburg CityScotland County12.5612.40.16158741280.21616529064
5Wagram TownScotland County1.471.470801545.81608939583
YearPopulation
April 2000 census35998
April 2000 Estimate35998
July 2000 Estimate36010
July 2001 Estimate35933
July 2002 Estimate35527
July 2003 Estimate35491
July 2004 Estimate36484
July 2005 Estimate36412
July 2006 Estimate36253
July 2007 Estimate36341
July 2008 Estimate36508
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school325409734
Kindergarten307296603
Elementary school240624904896
High school106010932153
College or graduate school73711441881
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Scotland County, North Carolina$31010$39178$15693
North Carolina, United States$39184$46335$20307
United States$41994$50046$21587