Scott Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°23′08″N 86°01′23″W / 41.38556°N 86.02306°W / 41.38556; -86.02306CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyKosciuskoGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.39 sq mi (60.6 km²) • Land23.35 sq mi (60.5 km²) • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km²)Elevation

^[1]

827 ft (252 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,757 • Density72.6/sq mi (28.0/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code18-68400^[3]GNIS feature ID453836

Scott Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,757 (up from 1,696 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 528 housing units.

Scott Township was organized in 1848.^[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.39 square miles (60.6 km²), of which 23.35 square miles (60.5 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Scott Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 715.