Scott County, Arkansas

Scott County
Scott County
County
	Scott County Courthouse in Waldron
	Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
	Arkansas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 34°52′49″N 94°04′15″W / 34.880277777778°N 94.070833333333°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	November 5, 1833
Named for	Andrew Scott
Seat	Waldron
Largest city	Waldron
Area
• Total	898 sq mi (2,330 km2)
• Land	892 sq mi (2,310 km2)
• Water	5.8 sq mi (15 km2) 0.6%
Population (2020)
• Total	9,836
• Density	11/sq mi (4.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,836.^[1] The county seat is Waldron.^[2] Scott County is Arkansas' 28th county, formed on November 5, 1833,^[3] and named for Andrew Scott, a justice of the Supreme Court of the Arkansas Territory.^[4] It is an alcohol-prohibited or dry county.

^ "Census - Geography Profile: Scott County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Western Arkansas. Chicago, IL: Southern Publishing Company. 1891. p. 388. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
^ McCutchen, Henry Grady (1922). History of Scott County, Arkansas. 22.