Scotland, Texas

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

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[edit] Geography

Scotland is located at 33°38′32″N, 98°26′54″W (33.642195, -98.448340)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.2 km² (11.3 mi²). 29.0 km² (11.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 438 people, 160 households, and 116 families residing in the city. The population density was 15.1/km² (39.1/mi²). There were 173 housing units at an average density of 6.0/km² (15.4/mi²). 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.