Scott County, Arkansas

Founding: 1833
Parent counties: Crawford, Hot Spring, and Pope

Namesake: Andrew Scott, Arkansas politician
Seat: Cauthron (1836–1840); Winfield (1840–1846); Waldron (1846–)

Land area: 892 square miles

Population (2020): 9,836

Population (historic): 1,694 (1840); 5,145 (1860); 9,174 (1880); 13,183 (1900); 11,803 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1840–1890; 1930s; 1960–1980

Subdivisions: Two cities; 24 townships

National Register listings: 15

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 235 (4.5%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 15.2%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 0.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 29.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 26%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $529
Average outbuilding value (1930): $85
Average farmhouse size (1940): 3.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,321
Average farm size (1920): 37.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, and Missouri
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Waldron

Namesake: John Waldron, platter

Founding: 1846 (platting); 1846 (post office); 1875 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,386

Population (historic): 90 (1850); 162 (1870); 487 (1900); 1,077 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1846–1870; 1880s; 1900s; 1920–1930; 1950–2000
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 36 (2%)
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