Scottdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,698 i…Scottdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 10,698 in 2020. Scottdale is named for Colonel George Washington Scott, who founded the Scottdale Cotton Mill in the late 1800s. Colonel Scott arrived in DeKalb County from Florida, where he had previously owned a plantation, served in the Confederate Army, and unsuccessfully run for governor. Col. Scott was also a benefactor of the female seminary that became Agnes Scott College.
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