Scott County, Kentucky

Scott County
County
Scott County courthouse in Georgetown
Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
Kentucky's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°18′N 84°35′W / 38.3°N 84.58°W / 38.3; -84.58
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	1792
Named for	General Charles Scott
Seat	Georgetown
Largest city	Georgetown
Area
• Total	285 sq mi (740 km2)
• Land	282 sq mi (730 km2)
• Water	3.7 sq mi (10 km2)  1.3%
Population  (2020)
• Total	57,155
• Estimate  (2023)	60,168
• Density	200/sq mi (77/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.scottky.gov

Scott County is a county located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 57,155.^[1] Scott County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat and largest city is Georgetown.