Scotland, Georgia

Scotland, Georgia
City
Scotland City Hall
Location in Telfair County and the state of Georgia
Coordinates: 32°2′55″N 82°49′5″W / 32.04861°N 82.81806°W / 32.04861; -82.81806
Country	United States
State	Georgia
Counties	Telfair, Wheeler
Area [1]
• Total	1.46 sq mi (3.78 km2)
• Land	1.43 sq mi (3.71 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation	164 ft (50 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	173
• Density	120.64/sq mi (46.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	31083
Area code	912
FIPS code	13-69336[2]
GNIS feature ID	0356523[3]

Scotland is a city in Telfair and Wheeler counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2020, its population was 173.

The community was named after Scotland, the ancestral home of a large share of the first settlers.^[4] The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Scotland as a town in 1911.^[5]

Scotland is located at 32°2′55″N 82°49′5″W / 32.04861°N 82.81806°W / 32.04861; -82.81806 (32.048683, -82.818080).^[6]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²) is land and 0.71% is water.

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 300 people, 111 households, and 81 families residing in the city. In 2020, its population declined to 173.