Official Name: | Scott Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bourbon |
Area Total Km2: | 181.18 |
Area Land Km2: | 179.48 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.7 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 69.95 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 69.3 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.66 |
Area Water Percent: | 0.94 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 2326 |
Population Density Km2: | 13 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 33.6 |
Elevation M: | 282 |
Elevation Ft: | 925 |
Coordinates: | 37.8344°N -94.685°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 0474564 |
Scott Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,326.
Scott Township covers an area of 69.95sqmi surrounding the incorporated city of Fort Scott. According to the USGS, it contains seven cemeteries: Clarksburg, Evergreen, Lath Branch, Mayberry, Oak Grove, Saint Marys and Union Center.
The streams of Hickory Creek, Lath Branch, Rock Creek and Wolverine Creek run through this township.