Scott is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Bolivar County, Mississippi, United States on Mississippi Highway 1. Scott is approximately north of Lamont and approximately south of Benoit.
Scott was formerly home to three general stores.
A post office first began operation under the name Scott in 1907.
In 1927, Delta & Pine Land Company established its headquarters in Scott.Delta and Pine Land Company Records MSS.101 Retrieved 2013-12-07
Per the 2020 Census, the population was 90.
Demographics
Scott was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Scott CDP, Mississippi – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)5055.56%Black or African American alone (NH)3943.33%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH)00.00%Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Some Other Race alone (NH)00.00%Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)00.00%Hispanic or Latino (any race)11.11%Total90100.00%
Education It is a part of the West Bolivar Consolidated School District. which shows the location of Scott. It was formerly in the Benoit School District. - Scott is not indicated directly on this map but it may be compared to the 2020 map. The Benoit district merged into the West Bolivar district in 2014."School District Consolidation in Mississippi ." Mississippi Professional Educators. December 2016. Retrieved on July 2, 2017. Page 2 (PDF p. 3/6). The only K-12 school of the Benoit district, Ray Brooks School, operated until 2020. From 1986 until 2000 Benoit School District sent high school students to West Bolivar High School of the West Bolivar district."Wilson hopes to break out the shoes'." Franklin County Times. January 10, 2002. Retrieved on July 3, 2017.
Notable people Big Bill Broonzy, blues musician Geraldine Hines, Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 2014 to 2017
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