Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Scott Township Vanderburgh County | |
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Seal | |
Location in Vanderburgh County | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Vanderburgh |
| Organized | 1821 |
| Named after | Samuel Scott |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| • Trustee | Keith Kahre |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.8 sq mi (108 km2) |
| • Land | 41.46 sq mi (107.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2) 0.81% |
| Elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10,249 |
| • Density | 247.2/sq mi (95.45/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 47613, 47710, 47720, 47725 |
| Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
| FIPS code | 18-68472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453839 |
| Website | www |
Scott Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,249. In recent years, Scott Township has become one of the fastest-growing townships in the county.
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.[4]
Cities, towns, villages
- Darmstadt (vast majority)
Unincorporated towns, communities
- Daylight
- Earle
- Elliott
- Hillsdale
- Inglefield
- McCutchanville (part of it)
- Stacer
Adjacent townships
- Vanderburgh County
- Armstrong Township (west)
- Center Township (south)
- German Township (southwest)
- Gibson County
- Johnson Township (north)
- Warrick County
- Campbell Township (southeast)
- Greer Township (northeast)
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 with the exception of McCutchanville Elementary, which is located in Center Township):
- McCutchanville Elementary School (K-6)
- 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
- Indiana's 8th congressional district
- State House District 78
- State Senate District 50
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
- ^ "About | Scott Township Trustee Office". Scott Twp Trustee. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
- ^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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