Scotland County, Missouri
Founding: 1841 Parent county: Unorganized territory Namesake: The country of Scotland Seat: Sand Hill (1841–1843); Memphis (1843–) Land area: 437 square miles Population (2020): 4,716 Population (historic): 3,782 (1850); 10,670 (1870); 12,674 (1890); 11,869 (1910); 8,853 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1900; 1990s Subdivisions: Two cities; three villages; 10 townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 773 (32.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 31.7% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 1.2% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 14.8% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,459 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,155 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,800 Average farm size (1920): 128.4 acres Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, and In...