Named in the favor of the Scotland, the Scotland County was created in the year 1841 with an area of 439.25 sq mi. A total population of about 4.8K with a racial makeup including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others including more than 1.9K housing units and 1.3K families are found here. Memphis forms the county seat and the largest city of the county. It is situated in the Northeast Missouri.

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