Scotland, Georgia

32°2′55″N 82°49′5″W / 32.04861°N 82.81806°W / 32.04861; -82.81806CountryUnited StatesStateGeorgiaCountiesTelfair, WheelerArea • Total1.46 sq mi (3.78 km²) • Land1.43 sq mi (3.71 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km²)Elevation164 ft (50 m)Population • Total173 • Density120.64/sq mi (46.57/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codeArea code912FIPS code13-69336^[2]GNIS feature ID0356523^[3]

Scotland is a city in Telfair and Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 173.

History

The community was named after Scotland, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Scotland as a town in 1911.^[5]

Geography

Scotland is located at 32°2′55″N 82°49′5″W / 32.04861°N 82.81806°W / 32.04861; -82.81806 (32.048683, -82.818080).^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) is land and 0.71% is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1890	258		—
1920	310		—
1930	324		4.5%
1940	238		−26.5%
1950	218		−8.4%
1960	236		8.3%
1970	261		10.6%
1980	222		−14.9%
1990	244		9.9%
2000	300		23.0%
2010	366		22.0%
2020	173		−52.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 300 people, 111 households, and 81 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 173.

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