Scott County, Kansas

Scott County
County
Monument at Battle Canyon, site of the Battle of Punished Woman's Fork during the Northern Cheyenne Exodus of 1878
Location within the U.S. state of Kansas
Kansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°28′00″N 100°54′00″W / 38.4667°N 100.9°W / 38.4667; -100.9
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Founded	March 20, 1873
Named for	Winfield Scott[1]
Seat	Scott City
Largest city	Scott City
Area
• Total	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.02%
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,151
• Density	7.2/sq mi (2.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	1st
Website	County Website

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Scott City,^[3] the only incorporated city in the county. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,151.^[2] The county was named after Winfield Scott, a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861.