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Fort Scott is a city in Bourbon County.
It is the county seat.
The community was named for Gen. Winfield Scott.
The latitude of Fort Scott is 37.839N. The longitude is -94.708W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 846 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 8,065.
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$26,871National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Fort Scott demographic reports
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- Downtown Fall Festival - Sept. 29, 2007
- Pioneer Harvest Fiesta - Sept. 28-30, 2007
- Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering - June 8-10, 2007
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24% of Fort Scott residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Fort Scott ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Fort Scott was $14,997, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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18% of Fort Scott residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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- Bourbon County Fair - July 15-21, 2007
- Good Ol' Days - June 2-3, 2007
- Frontier Days - Sept. 29-30, 2007
- Downtown Fall Festival - Sept. 29, 2007
- Pioneer Harvest Fiesta - Sept. 28-30, 2007
- Echoes of the Trail Cowboy Gathering - June 8-10, 2007
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Median rent in Fort Scott, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $239. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $590.
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Bourbon County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Fort Scott political report.
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The average commute time for Fort Scott workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
Hotels in Fort Scott include Best Western, Courtland Hotel, Lyons' Victorian Mansion B&B.
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