Scott Township Vanderburgh County |
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Township | |
Location in Vanderburgh County |
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Coordinates: 38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°WCoordinates: 38°06′59″N 87°32′15″W / 38.11639°N 87.53750°W | |
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 of the fastest growing townships in the county.
Scott Township was organized in 1821, and named for Samuel Scott, an early settler.
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.
The township contains these two cemeteries: Blue Grass and Trinity Parish.
(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.