- Location: Scott County, Missouri
- Legal status: Third-class city
- Population: 4,591 (Change since 1990: +7.0%)
- Name origin: Scott County
- Latitude: 37°13'07" N (+37.2185)
- Longitude: 89°31'27" W (-89.5241)
- Civil township: Kelso
- Land area: 4.6 square miles
- Water area: 0.04 square miles (23.3 acres)
As the crow flies, Scott City is...
Name origin
Named after Scott County
- Ancell (Merged with Scott City)
- Fornfelt (Merged with Scott City)
- Previously known as: Edna
- Illmo (Merged with Scott City)
- Previously known as: Whipporill Hollow
- Latitude & Longitude: 37°13'11" N, 89°30'32" W
- USGS Quad: Scott City
- Name origin: Concatenation of Illinois and Missouri
| Year | Scott City | Ancell | Fornfelt | Illmo | Total | Percent change |
|---|
| 1910 | -- | -- | 1,209 | 976 | 2,185 | -- |
| 1920 | -- | 198 | 1,819 | 1,275 | 3,292 | +50.7% |
| 1930 | -- | 221 | -- | 1,129 | 1,350 | -59.0% |
| 1940 | 1,810 | 306 | 1,504 | 1,224 | 4,844 | +258.8% |
| 1950 | 1,834 | 295 | 1,539 | 1,247 | 4,915 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 1,963 | -- | -- | 1,174 | 3,137 | -36.2% |
| 1970 | 2,464 | -- | -- | 1,232 | 3,696 | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 3,262 | -- | -- | 1,368 | 4,630 | +25.3% |
| 1990 | 4,292 | -- | -- | -- | 4,292 | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 4,591 | -- | -- | -- | 4,591 | +7.0% |