Scotland, Texas
Location of Scotland, Texas
Coordinates: 33°38′32″N 98°26′54″W / 33.64222, -98.44833
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Archer, Clay
Area
- Total	11.3 sq mi (29.2 km²)
- Land	11.2 sq mi (29.0 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation	961 ft (293 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	438
- Density	39.1/sq mi (15.1/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	76379
Area code(s)	940
FIPS code	48-66284[1]
GNIS feature ID	1367871[2]

Scotland is a city in Archer and Clay Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 438 at the 2000 census. The town is named for Henry J. Scott, the founder of the town.

Geography

Scotland is located at 33°38′32″N, 98°26′54″W (33.642195, -98.448340)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.3 square miles (29.2 km²), of which, 11.2 square miles (29.0 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.44%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 438 people, 160 households, and 116 families residing in the city. The population density was 39.1 people per square mile (15.1/km²). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 15.4/sq mi (6.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.21% White, 2.74% from other races, and 2.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.68% of the population.

There were 160 households out of which 41.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.35.

In the city the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,083, and the median income for a family was $41,667. Males had a median income of $32,045 versus $21,875 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,406. About 3.0% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Almost all of Scotland is a part of the Archer City Independent School District.

Small fringe portions are within the Windthorst Independent School District and the Henrietta Independent School District.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

External links

• Handbook of Texas Online article about Scotland

• Scotland, Texas is at coordinates 33°38′32″N 98°26′54″W / 33.642195, -98.44834 (Scotland, Texas)Coordinates: 33°38′32″N 98°26′54″W / 33.642195, -98.44834 (Scotland, Texas)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Archer County, Texas County seat: Archer City Cities Archer City | Holliday | Scotland Towns Lakeside City | Megargel | Windthorst Unincorporated community Anarene

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Texas County seat: Henrietta Cities Bellevue | Byers | Dean | Henrietta | Jolly | Petrolia | Scotland Communities Bluegrove | Buffalo Springs | Halsell | Hurnville | Joy | Shannon | Stanfield | Thornberry | Vashti