Scott is a town in
Brown County in the
U.S. state of
Wisconsin. As of the
2020 census, the population was 3,636. The unincorporated communities of
Bay Settlement,
Benderville,
Chapel Ridge,
Edgewater Beach,
New Franken,
Red Banks, and
Wequiock are located in the town.
Geography
Scott is located in northeastern Brown County along the southeast shore of
Green Bay, an arm of
Lake Michigan
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. The city of
Green Bay borders the town to the west and south. The town of
Green Bay, a separate municipality, borders Scott to the east, and the town of
Humboldt is to the south.
According to the
United States Census Bureau, Scott has a total area of , of which is land and , or 65.58%, is water.
The Hazen archeological site consists of remains left from a 19th-century farmstead located in the town.
Final Report of Archeological Investigations at the State Highway 57/54 Interchange Improvement Project Brown County, Wisconsin
by Gathel M. Weston, Elizabeth D. Benchley, and Carrie A. Koster, Report Prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Project I.D. 1480-04-01 SHSW #94-5030, ''University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Archeological Research Laboratory Report of Investigations, No. 127'', February 1996, page 37 (pdf page 42)
Demographics
As of the censusAsian
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, 0.57% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino
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of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 1,145 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples
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living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 16.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $58,051, and the median income for a family was $62,138. Males had a median income of $41,996 versus $26,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $21,992. About 0.6% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.
References
External links
Town of Scott official website
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Towns in Brown County, Wisconsin
Green Bay metropolitan area
Towns in Wisconsin