Louisiana · Census place 2268475

Scott, Louisiana

Scott is a city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 9,468 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 37th largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
9,468
#37 of 155 in Louisiana
Change since 2020
+15.7%
+1,288 people
Land area
11.7 sq mi
Density
807 / sq mi
State median 1,568
Orange pin: Scott. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Baton Rouge.

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Scott population, 2020 to 2024

Scott added 1,288 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +15.7%. In the latest year it moved by +705. Among 59 Louisiana places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 4th; the median place changed by -2.7%. The median place of 5,000+ in Louisiana has 11,686 people, so Scott is 81% of it.

8,18020208,19720218,41420228,76320239,4682024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 8,182. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Scott covers 11.73 square miles of land, for 807 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Scott is less dense than the typical town.

What county Scott is in

All of Scott's residents live in Lafayette Parish, which had 254,241 residents in 2024. Scott holds 3.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Scott

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Scott by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 70506, 70507, 70583. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Scott is

The Census internal point of Scott is at 30.239800, -92.094800. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 56.2 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lafayette, LA (122,280 people), 4.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
30.239800, -92.094800
DMS
30°14'23.28"N 92°05'41.28"W
UTM
15N 587095.6E 3345704.1N
Geohash
9vqs02fxe
Plus code
86296WQ4+W3

Daylight in Scott

At 30.24° N, Scott gets about 14 h 06 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 12 min around the December solstice, a swing of 3 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Scott

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Lafayette, 4.6 miles away, with 122,280 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Scott, LA?

9,468 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1,288 (15.7%) from 8,180 in July 2020.

What county is Scott in?

Lafayette Parish. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Scott?

3 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 70506, 70507, 70583.

How far is Scott from Baton Rouge?

56.2 miles (90.4 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Scott.

What is the nearest larger city to Scott?

Lafayette, LA, with 122,280 residents, 4.7 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.