Scotland County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Its county seat is and largest community is Laurinburg. The county was formed in 1899 from part of Richmond County and named in honor of the Scottish settlers who occupied the area in the 1700s. As of the 2020 census, its population was 34,174. The area eventually comprising Scotland was originally inhabited by Native Americans and was settled by Europeans as early as the 1720s, though settling heavily increased after the American Revolutionary War. Scotland County was created out of Richmond in 1899 largely for political reasons. The area began to industrialize at the turn of the century but suffered heavily during the Great Depression. Industrialization increased after World War II as agriculture mechanized. In the 2000s, the county's economy suffered a major downturn due to the departure of textile manufacturers and the Great Recession.

Founded: February 20, 1899
Named for: Scotland
Seat: Laurinburg
Largest community: Laurinburg
Total: 320.62 sq mi (830.4 km²)
Land: 319.14 sq mi (826.57 km²)
Water: 1.48 sq mi (3.83 km²), 0.46
Time zone: Eastern: UTC-5-4
Website: [www.scotlandcounty.org]
Official Website: http://www.scotlandcounty.org
Wikidata description: county in North Carolina, United States
Wikidata id: Q506690
Wikidata label: Scotland County
Wikidata aliases: Array
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