Scotland, Indiana | |
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Census-designated place | |
Coordinates: 38°54′46″N 86°54′14″W / 38.91278°N 86.90389°WCoordinates: 38°54′46″N 86°54′14″W / 38.91278°N 86.90389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Greene |
Township | Taylor |
Area | |
• Total | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
• Land | 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 610 ft (190 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 134 |
• Density | 233/sq mi (89.8/km2) |
ZIP code | 47424 |
FIPS code | 18-68382 |
GNIS feature ID | 443134 |
Scotland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 134.
The Scotland post office was established in 1837. A majority of the early settlers were natives of the country of Scotland.
The Scotland Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
Scotland is located in southern Greene County at 38°54′46″N 86°54′14″W / 38.91278°N 86.90389°W. The southern border of the CDP follows the Martin and Daviess county lines. State Roads 45 and 58 pass just north of the community and intersect U.S. Route 231 at Interstate 69 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the community. Owensburg is 10 miles (16 km) to the east, Bloomfield (the Greene County seat) is 9 miles (14 km) to the north, and Loogootee is 17 miles (27 km) to the south. I-69 leads northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Bloomington and southwest 28 miles (45 km) to Washington.