Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Scott Township
Vanderburgh County
Township

Location in Vanderburgh County
Coordinates: 38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°W / 38.11639; -87.53750Coordinates: 38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°W / 38.11639; -87.53750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vanderburgh
Township Seat Darmstadt, Indiana
School District Evansville Vanderburgh
School Corporation
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 41.8 sq mi (108 km2)
 • Land 41.46 sq mi (107.4 km2)
 • Water 0.34 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.81%
Elevation 489 ft (149 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 8,528
 • Density 205.7/sq mi (79.4/km2)
ZIP codes 47613, 47710, 47720, 47725
GNIS feature ID 453839

Scott Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA. 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 the fastest growing townships in the county.[1]

Scott Township was organized in 1821, and named for Samuel Scott, an early settler.[2]

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.[1]

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

  1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ↑ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.
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