Scotland County, North Carolina


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Scotland County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 35,998. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the southeastern part of. It was named for. Interestingly enough, it is also shaped like it.

Law and government
Scotland County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 830 (321 ). 827 km² (319 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.47%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into four :, , , and.

Adjacent Counties

 * - northeast
 * - southeast
 * - southwest
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,998 people, 13,399 households, and 9,674 families residing in the county. The was 44/km² (113/sq mi). There were 14,693 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (46/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 51.49%, 37.32% or , 8.88% , 0.51% , 0.02% , 0.46% from , and 1.33% from two or more races. 1.18% of the population were or  of any race.

In 2005 49.4% of Scotland County's population was non-Hispanic whites.

In 2000 there were 13,399 households out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.10% were living together, 20.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.10% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,010, and the median income for a family was $39,178. Males had a median income of $31,212 versus $23,172 for females. The for the county was $15,693. About 17.40% of families and 20.60% of the population were below the, including 29.80% of those under age 18 and 17.20% of those age 65 or over.