Scott Township is one of eight
townships
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Vanderburgh County
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Indiana
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United States
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. 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.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.19%) is land and (or 0.81%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Darmstadt
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(vast majority)
Unincorporated towns, communities
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Daylight
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Earle
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Elliott
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Hillsdale
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Inglefield
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McCutchanville
McCutchanville is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Vanderburgh County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. McCutchanville was established in 1845 and is named for Samuel McCutchan, a Scottish/ Irish immigrant who was the first postma ...
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Adjacent townships
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Vanderburgh County
Vanderburgh County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 179,703. The county seat is in Evansville. While Vanderburgh County was the seventh-largest county in 2010 population with 179,703 people, it is also the ...
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Armstrong Township (west)
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Center Township (south)
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German Township (southwest)
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Gibson County
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Johnson Township (north)
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Warrick County
Warrick County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 63,898. The county seat is Boonville. It was organized in 1813 and was named for Captain Jacob Warrick, an Indiana militia company commander killed ...
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Campbell Township (southeast)
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Greer Township (northeast)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Blue Grass and Trinity Parish.
Major highways
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School districts
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Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) is a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County; its boundary includes the entire county. It is the third largest school district in the state of Indiana, beh ...
(Schools in which Scott Township students attend within the
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) is a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County; its boundary includes the entire county. It is the third largest school district in the state of Indiana, beh ...
, all of which are actually located within the township):
*Scott Elementary School (Kâ6)
*North Junior High School (7â8)
*North High School
Also, several students along the northern boundary of Vanderburgh County attend schools in the
South Gibson School Corporation
The South Gibson School Corporation is the largest of the three public school governing institutions in both enrollment and territory covered in Gibson County, Indiana as well as one of the ten largest in enrollment in Southwestern Indiana. The ...
, none of which is actually in Scott Township or Vanderburgh County.
Political districts
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Indiana's 8th congressional district
Indiana's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in Southwestern Indiana, southwest and west central Indiana, the district is anchored in Evansville, Indiana, Evansville and also includes Jas ...
* State House District 78
* State Senate District 50
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
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Townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana