Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Scott Township
Vanderburgh County
Township
Location in Vanderburgh County
Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°W / 38.11639; -87.53750
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyVanderburgh
School districtEvansville Vanderburgh
School Corporation
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total
41.8 sq mi (108 km2)
 • Land41.46 sq mi (107.4 km2)
 • Water0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.81%
Elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
10,249
 • Density205.7/sq mi (79.4/km2)
ZIP codes
47613, 47710, 47720, 47725
GNIS feature ID453839

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 41.8 square miles (108 km2), of which 41.46 square miles (107.4 km2) (or 99.19%) is land and 0.34 square miles (0.88 km2) (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):

  • Scott Elementary School (K–6)
  • North Junior High School (7–8)
  • North High School

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

  • "Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 20, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  3. ^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.