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Scott City, Kansas
Scott City, Kansas
City and County seat
	Location within Scott County and Kansas
	KDOT map of Scott County (legend)
	Coordinates: 38°28′44″N 100°54′11″W / 38.47889°N 100.90306°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Scott
Founded	1885
Incorporated	1887
Named for	Winfield Scott
Area
• Total	2.71 sq mi (7.03 km2)
• Land	2.71 sq mi (7.03 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	2,969 ft (905 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,113
• Density	1,500/sq mi (590/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	67871
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-63600
GNIS ID	2396558
Website	scottcityks.org

Scott City is a city in Scott County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is also the county seat of Scott County. In 2020, 4,113 people lived there.^[3]

History

Early history

Scott City was created in 1885.^[4]^[5] Like Scott County, the city is named after United States General, Winfield Scott.^[6] In October 1884, two women from Chicago claimed the land that Scott City is on. They built a cabin. In February 1885, two men from Chicago came to the cabin and settled. Soon after, many people started coming to the county. Scott City was then created in 1885. Before being created, Mrs. M.E. De Geer, one of the women that came from Chicago, started a newspaper called the Western Times in March 1885. The county then started to fill quickly.

The Kansas Legislature created Scott County in 1873. At this time it was named in honor of General Winfield Scott. Since it was such a small town with so few people, there was no need for a local government. Therefore, it was connected to Ford County for judicial things.^[7]

Geography

Scott City is at 38°28′57″N 100°54′26″W / 38.48250°N 100.90722°W / 38.48250; -100.90722 (38.4825192, −100.9070949).^[1] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 2.71 square miles (7.02 km²). All of it is land.^[8] It is located in the Great Plains and at the elevation of 2969 ft.

Climate

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Scott City has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[9] The average temperature is 52.4 °F (11.34 °C) and has an average rain fall of 20.16 inches per year. The average snow fall for a year is 23 in. (.58 m).

People

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	229	—
1900	212	−7.4%
1910	918	333.0%
1920	1,112	21.1%
1930	1,544	38.8%
1940	1,848	19.7%
1950	3,204	73.4%
1960	3,555	11.0%
1970	4,001	12.5%
1980	4,154	3.8%
1990	3,785	−8.9%
2000	3,855	1.8%
2010	3,816	−1.0%
2020	4,113	7.8%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 4,113 people, 1,629 households, and 1,075 families living in Scott City. Of the households, 68.4% owned their home and 31.6% rented their home.

The median age was 38.0 years. Of the people, 78.6% were White, 0.9% were Native American, 0.3% were Asian, 0.2% were Black, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 7.5% were from some other race, and 12.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.5% of the people.^[3]^[10]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 3,816 people, 1,583 households, and 1,029 families living in Scott City.^[11]

Education

The USD 466 Scott County mascot is the beaver. A giant welded beaver is on display at the football field.^[12]

Infrastructure

Transportation

K-96 and US-83 highways go through the Scott City.

The Scott City Airport is a publicly owned airport. It is in the south east part of Scott City.^[13]

Media

The Scott County Record is the local newspaper. This weekly publication has been in business since 1993.^[14] In 2016, editor Rod Haxton was honored by the Kansas Press Association with the Clyde M. Reed Master Editor Award.^[15]