Scotland is a town in Windham County, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 1,576. Scotland is a predominantly rural town with agriculture as the principal industry. Scotland is the least populated town in Windham County. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 18.7 square miles (48.3 km), of which, 18.6 square miles (48.2 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km) of it (0.27%) is water. It was incorporated in 1857. History In 1700, Isaac Magoon purchased of land from then Windham and thus began Scotland's History. He named the town Scotland as a way of commemorating his ancestral home. Scotland was incorporated in May 1857. Government The town still maintains the town meeting as its form of government with a board of selectmen. The town also has eight boards & commissions, including Inlands & Wetlands, Planning & Zoning and Board of Education. Education Scotland Elementary School, located on Brook Road, serves grades Pre-K–6 for the town, which is part of Regional School District 11. Attractions Scotland is home to the D'Elia Antique Tool Museum, a museum built in 2005 and housed in the same building as the Scotland Public Library. It is the home of over 1200 antique woodworking planes dating back to the mid-18th century. A second attraction is the Samuel Huntington Birthplace, birthplace of Samuel Huntington, a Founding Father, located on Huntington Road or CT Route 14. Transportation CT Route 14 passes east–west through the town. Route 97 goes north–south through the town. The Providence and Worcester Railroad runs through the south-western part of the town, but doesn't stop. On the National Register of Historic Places March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road – Palmer Road, from intersection with Miller Road to East of junction with Pudding Hill Road (added July 6, 2003) Samuel Huntington Birthplace – Route 14, west of Route 97 (added December 11, 1971) Edward Waldo House – Waldo Rd., intersects with Route 97 (added 1978) Demographics At the 2020 census there were 1,576 people, 553 households, and 425 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 577 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.69% White, 0.45% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.51% from other races, and 0.58% from two or more