Scotland -- U.S. County in North Carolina Population (2000): 35998 Housing Units (2000): 14693 Land area (2000): 319.144037 sq. miles (826.579227 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.500647 sq. miles (3.886657 sq. km) Total area (2000): 320.644684 sq. miles (830.465884 sq. km) Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 34.821943 N, 79.469894 W Headwords: Scotland Scotland, NC Scotland County Scotland County, NC