Scammon Bay first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It formally incorporated in 1967.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Scammon Bay had a population of 600. The median age was 19.8 years. 45.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 112.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 107.6 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 118 households in Scammon Bay, of which 68.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.0% were married-couple households, 16.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 465 people, 96 households, and 84 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 114 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 1.94%
White, 0.22%
Black or
African American, 96.13%
Native American, 0.22%
Pacific Islander, 0.22% from
other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. 0.22% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 96 households, out of which 66.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.84 and the average family size was 5.25. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 49.5% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 3.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 18 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median income for a household in the city was $25,625, and the median income for a family was $25,938. Males had a median income of $36,875 versus $13,750 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $7,719. About 30.2% of families and 37.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 49.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. ==Education==