Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Scott Township
Vanderburgh County
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:290px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vanderburgh
Subdivision Type3:Township Seat
Subdivision Type4:School district
Subdivision Name4:Evansville Vanderburgh
School Corporation
Government Type:Indiana township
Area Total Sq Mi:41.8
Area Land Sq Mi:41.46
Area Water Sq Mi:0.34
Area Water Percent:0.81
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10,249
Population Density Sq Mi:205.7
Elevation M:149
Elevation Ft:489
Coordinates:38.1164°N -87.5375°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:47613, 47710, 47720, 47725
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:453839

Scott Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,528 and it contained 3,343 housing units. In recent years, Scott Township has become one of the fastest-growing townships in the county.[2]

Scott Township was organized in 1821, and named for Samuel Scott, an early settler.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.19%) is land and (or 0.81%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns, communities

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Blue Grass and Trinity Parish.

Major highways

School districts

(Schools in which Scott Township students attend within the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, all of which are actually located within the township):

Also, several students along the northern boundary of Vanderburgh County attend schools in the South Gibson School Corporation, none of which is actually in Scott Township or Vanderburgh County.

Political districts

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 2023 . Census Bureau profile: Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana . . March 19, 2024.
  2. Web site: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1 . https://archive.today/20200212203926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18163 . dead . 2020-02-12 . United States Census . 2013-05-10.
  3. Book: History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. 1889. Brant & Fuller. 62.