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Scooba is a town in Kemper County, Mississippi, United States. Scooba is a Choctaw word meaning "reed brake" (i. e., a farming tool used on reeds), and the early settlement was noted for its productive farmland. A line of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad passed through Scooba. A Democratic weekly newspaper, The Kemper Herald, was established in Scooba in 1876. By the early 1900s, Scooba had several residential homes, a hotel, a livery barn, a post office, two saw milling plants, a cotton gin, a general store, five churches (three white and two colored), a school, and a bank (the Bank of Kemper, established in 1904). Scooba was a local market for cotton.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6 km2), all land. Scooba is adjacent to U. S. Route 45, Mississippi Highway 16, and a railroad. It is 35 mile (56 km) north of Meridian and 50 mile (80 km) south of Columbus.

+Scooba Racial CompositionRaceNum. Perc. White18625.0%Black or African American53972.45%Native American111.48%Other/Mixed40.54%Hispanic or Latino40.54%
As of the 2020 United States Census, there were 744 people, 191 households, and 107 families residing in the town.

As of the census of 2000, there were 632 people, 204 households, and 139 families residing in the town. The population density was There were 244 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup of the town was 54.91% African American, 44.30% White, 0.16% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.79% of the population. There were 204 households, out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 27.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non families. 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 29.7% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 134.5 males. The median income for a household in the town was $18,875, and the median income for a family was $31,375. Males had a median income of $30,500 versus $29,063 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,110. About 30.3% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.2% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over.

The Town of Scooba is served by the Kemper County School District. The main campus of East Mississippi Community College, including the college system's administrative headquarters, is in Scooba.