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Scotts Hill: Government & Civic

Scotts Hill at the civic level: Scotts Hill operates as an incorporated municipal government (city hall: (731) 549-3175). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 7. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Decatur County Courthouse (8.5 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $8,262 per resident ($0.1B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · NameTOWN OF SCOTTS HILL
Contacts · City Hall · Phone(731) 549-3175
Contacts · City Hall · Address85 HIGHWAY 114 S
Contacts · City Hall · CitySCOTTS HILL
Contacts · City Hall · Zip38374
Contacts · City Hall · Phone How Foundscraped from city hall website
Contacts · City Hall · Phone Verified At2026-04-12
Government Structure · Government NameTOWN OF SCOTTS HILL
Government Structure · Government Type2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · Address85 HIGHWAY 114 S
Government Structure · Zip38374
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/tn/scotts-hill-town-tennessee

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · COG General Purpose — city+state match · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber47026
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber47072

Sources: NCES school state legislative district assignment

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Marsha Blackburn
R · 2019
Bill Hagerty
R · 2021
Congressional District · District7
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions124,159,229.04
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions3,478,981
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees13
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita17.97 (vs Tennessee $7,140)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop867
Voting · Citizen 18Plus863
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus4
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct80.1%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Courthouses Detail · County total1
Nearest Courthouse · NameDecatur County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CityDecaturville
Nearest Courthouse · Distance8.5 mi

Sources: HIFLD / IRS BMF · HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (21)

Severe Winter Storm
January 2026 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: winter storm · DR-4898-TN
Severe Winter Storm
January 2026 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · incident type: winter storm · EM-3635-TN
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 2025 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · DR-4878-TN
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
April 2025 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3625-TN
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornado
March 2023 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4712-TN
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
December 2021 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4637-TN
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
December 2021 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · EM-3576-TN
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
March 2021 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4601-TN
Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
May 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4550-TN
COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster
January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4514-TN
COVID-19 Emergency
January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3473-TN
Severe Storm And Straight-Line Winds
October 2019 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4471-TN
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
February 2019 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4427-TN
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding
June 2014 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4189-TN
Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, And Straight-Line Winds
April 2011 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1978-TN
Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, And Tornadoes
April 2010 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1909-TN
Severe Storms And Flooding
July 2009 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1856-TN
Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)
August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · EM-3217-TN
Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding
May 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Individual Assistance to residents · DR-1464-TN
Severe Storms And Flooding
February 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1456-TN
Severe Storms And Flooding
January 2002 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · DR-1408-TN

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$94,480,664
Federal Spending · Per Capita8,262.41 (vs Tennessee $7,140)
Federal Spending · Population11,435 people (vs Tennessee 63,091)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=35.513815&lon=-88.24428
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=35.513815,-88.24428
Nearest Dmv · NameTCAT - Parsons Kiosk
Nearest Dmv · Address256 West 9th street
Nearest Dmv · CityParsons
Nearest Dmv · Phone(731) 632-3393
Nearest Dmv · HoursMonday–Friday, 8:30 a.m.– 4:30 p.m.
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions419
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita9,091
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$12,561
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita3,470
State Fiscal · Net RecipientYes

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · State DMV directory — matched by city name · Tax Foundation, Rockefeller Institute of Government, BEA GDP