Scotland County

Region: Piedmont
County Seat: Laurinburg
Population: 35,998¹
Towns & Cities: Laurel Hil, Wagram

Scotland County was formed in 1899 from Richmond. It is in the southeastern section of the State and is bounded by the state of South Carolina and Richmond, Moore, Hoke and Robeson counties.²

Scotland County was named for the country of Scotland, the northern portion of the British Isles.² Many of the county's early European settlers were from Scotland.


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¹ Population figures from Census Bureau Home Page for the 2000 Census.
² Facts gathered from State Library of North Carolina.

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The quarter features the date North Carolina signed the constitution, 1789. However, the States slogan is listed as "First Flight", while it is really "First in Flight".