Scottsburg is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 145 at the 2000 census.Scottsburg is located at 36°45′36″N 78°47′26″W / 36.76000°N 78.79056°W / 36.76000; -78.79056.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.7 square miles, all of it land.As of the census of 2000, there were 145 people, 56 households, and 39 families residing in the town. The population density was 196.0 people per square mile. There were 64 housing units at an average density of 86.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 80.69% White, 16.55% African American, 2.76% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.21% of the population.There were 56 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.