Scotland County, Missouri
15 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,686
- Median household income
- $68,913
- ±9,762
- Unemployed
- 0.2%
- 5 of 2,106 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.9%
- 1,270 of 1,550 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Scotland | 4,693 (2021) | 117 S Market St, Memphis | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Memphis | 1,720 (2021) | 125 W Jefferson, Memphis | Website |
| City of South Gorin | 64 (2021) | 117 South Market St, Memphis | — |
| Town of Arbela | 22 (2021) | Rr1 Po Box 290, Arbela | — |
| Town of Rutledge | 84 (2021) | Po Box 35, Rutledge | — |
| Village of Granger | 23 (2021) | Route 1, Po Box 359, Granger | — |
Special districts 9
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland County Ambulance District | Health | 435 E Grand Ave, Memphis | — |
| Scotland County Hospital District | Hospitals | 450 E Sigler Ave, Memphis | Website |
| Memphis Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 31 Cornelius Ave, Memphis | — |
| Bear Creek Watershed Subdistrict | Irrigation | 19823 Us Highway 136, Memphis | — |
| Middle Fabius River Subdistrict | Irrigation | 19823 Us Hwy 136, Memphis | — |
| Scotland County Library District | Libraries | 306 W Madison St, Memphis | Website |
| Scotland County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 434 E Sigler Ave, Memphis | — |
| Scotland County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 19823 Us Highway 136, Memphis | Website |
| Scottland County Consolidated Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 166, Memphis | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
SCOTLAND CO. R-I
School district2 schools
438 WEST LOVERS LANE, Memphis, MO, 63555
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Davis County Farmers Market (100 E. Jefferson St. Bloomfield)
Knox County Farmers Market (Edina)
Farmington Farmers Market (607 S Front St Farmington)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.