Scott Township is one of eight townships in

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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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(vast majority)

Unincorporated towns, communities

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* Earle * Elliott * Hillsdale * Inglefield * McCutchanville (part of it) * Stacer

Adjacent townships

** 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

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School districts

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, b ...

(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, Indiana, Vanderburgh County; its boundary includes the entire county. It is the third largest school distri ...

, 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 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. Th ...

, none of which is actually in Scott Township or Vanderburgh County.

Political districts

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* State House District 78 * State Senate District 50

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

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External links

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