Scott County, Kentucky
| Scott County, Kentucky | |
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Scott County courthouse in Georgetown
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 Location in the U.S. state of Kentucky |
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 Kentucky's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1792 |
| Named for | Charles Scott |
| Seat | Georgetown |
| Largest city | Georgetown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 285 sq mi (738 km2) |
| • Land | 282 sq mi (730 km2) |
| • Water | 3.7 sq mi (10 km2), 1.3% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2016) | 53,972 |
| • Density | 167/sq mi (64/km²) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Scott is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 47,173. Its county seat is Georgetown.
Scott County is part of the Lexington–Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Scott County was explored as early as 1774. One of the early settlers was John McClelland of Pennsylvania. However, the area became subject to hostile Indian attacks, and it was abandoned by 1777.
In 1783, Robert Johnson established the first permanent settlement at Johnson's Station. In 1786, Maryland Catholics established the second parish in Kentucky at St. Francis, Kentucky.
Scott County was created in 1792 from land formerly in Woodford County. It was one of the first counties created after Kentucky's statehood. The county was named for a Revolutionary War hero, Gen. Charles Scott, who commanded the Kentucky Militia at the disastrous Battle of the Wabash in 1791. Scott later took part in the 1794 victory at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and served as Governor from 1808 to 1812.
In 1825, the Choctaw Nation established the Choctaw Academy at Blue Spring in Scott County. They operated the school for Choctaw boys until 1842, when it was closed. The staff and records moved to the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, where the Choctaw Nation had been relocated in the 1830s. In 1844 the Spencer Academy opened as the school for Choctaw boys, while a school was also opened for girls. Later in the century, they allowed Baptist missionaries to found the Armstrong Academy there.
During the American Civil War, Scott County furnished the Union Army with 118 soldiers, while about 1,000 enlisted in the Confederate Army. On November 18, 1861, Scott County native George W. Johnson was elected the provisional Confederate governor of Kentucky.
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