Scotland County, NC: Size Rank Among 100 Counties

Scotland County by the Numbers

Scotland County ranks 58th in land area among North Carolina's 100 counties.

• Total area: 325 square miles (842 km²).
• Land area: 319 sq mi (826 km²).
• Water area: 6 sq mi (16 km²) — mainly Lake Waccamaw (shared with Columbus County).

Context

• Largest: Robeson (949 sq mi), Sampson (945 sq mi).
• Smallest: Clay (221 sq mi), Mitchell (222 sq mi).
• Median: ~450 sq mi. Scotland is below median.
• Neighbors: Richmond (480 sq mi, 38th), Hoke (392 sq mi, 70th), Robeson (949 sq mi, 1st), Marlboro County, SC (485 sq mi).

County Seat

Laurinburg (pop. ~15,000) — geographic center of the county.

Rank 58 puts Scotland in the smaller half, but not among the tiniest.