Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°W / 38.11639; -87.53750CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyVanderburghSchool districtEvansville Vanderburgh
School CorporationGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total41.8 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]

• Total10,249 • 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

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

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

(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

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

^ "Census Bureau profile: Scott Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.