Scotland

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Scotland

Total population

161

Median home value

$159,400

52.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$44,028

Scotland$44k

National$74k

Land area2.35 km²

Weather58°F · Mostly Clear

Coordinates37.18°, -76.80°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Scotland also known as Scotland Wharf is a census-designated place (CDP) in Surry County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Scotland had a population of 153. Located on State Route 31, Scotland is the southern terminus and headquarters of the Jamestown Scotland Ferry, a crossing service of the James River operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Scotland, VA from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Charles Lynch

American politician (1736-1796)

Lawrence Washington

American soldier, planter, politician, and prominent landowner in colonial Virginia; half-brother of George Washington

Joseph Lewis

American politician and lawyer from Virginia (1772-1834)

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John Walton

delegate to the Continental Congress (1738-1783)

Joseph T. Deal

American politician (1860-1942)

James Machir

American politician

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Thomas Rolfe

Son of Pocahontas and John Rolfe

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Matthew Walton

American politician (1750-1819)

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Samuel Farrow

American politician

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Stephen Trigg

American pioneer and soldier from Virginia

Don Bexley

American actor (1910-1997)

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Samuel Stephens

American politician

Rose Fortune

Canadian businesswoman (1774-1864)

Augustine Warner Jr.

American politician

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Benjamin Harrison III

Virginia's Attorney General, Treasurer, and Speaker of the House of Burgesses 1673-1710

Charles Sherrod

American civil rights activist (1937–2022)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Scotland

To the Lighthouse

Virginia Woolf · 1927

Favorite fairy tales told in Scotland

Virginia Haviland · 1963

Wild Hearts

Virginia Henley · 1993

Abernathys of Scotland, Virginia, Brunswick County, Va. & other places

John Marks Abernathy · 1990

The antecedents of the Abernethy family in Scotland, Virginia and Alabama

Thomas Perkins Abernethy · 1966

Tempted:(Clan Kennedy #1)

Virginia Henley · 1992

A Year and a Day:(DeWarenne Trilogy #1)

Virginia Henley · 1998

The Border Hostage:(Clan Kennedy #2)

Virginia Henley · 2001

Search results from Open Library.