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Scott County, Indiana
Map
File:Map of Indiana highlighting Scott County.png Location in the state of Indiana
Indiana's location in the USA
Statistics
Founded	1820
Seat	Scottsburg
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²)  sq mi ( km²), 1.21%
wikipedia:Population  - (2000)  - Density	22960
Time zone	Eastern : UTC{{{UTC offset}}}/{{{DST offset}}}
Named for: Charles Scott

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 22,960. The county seat is Scottsburg⁶.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Major highways 1.2 Adjacent counties 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5 Townships 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 499 km² (193 sq mi). 493 km² (190 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (1.21%) is water.

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 65
• U.S. Route 31
• Indiana State Road 3
• Indiana State Road 56
• Indiana State Road 256
• Indiana State Road 356

[edit] Adjacent counties

• Jennings County (north)
• Jefferson County (east)
• Clark County (south)
• Washington County (west)
• Jackson County (northwest)

[edit] History

Scott County was formed in 1820. It was named for Gen. Charles Scott, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812.

[edit] Demographics

Scott County Population by year

2000 22,960 1990 20,991 1980 20,422 1970 17,144 1960 14,463 1950 11,519 1940 8,978 1930 6,664 1920 7,424 1910 8,323 1900 8,307 1890 7,833 1880 8,343 1870 7,873 1860 7,303 1850 5,885 1840 4,242 1830 3,092 1820 2,334

As of the census² of 2000, there were 22,960 people, 8,832 households, and 6,491 families residing in the county. The population density was 47/km² (121/sq mi). There were 9,737 housing units at an average density of 20/km² (51/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.64% White, 0.05% Black or African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 40.5% were of American, 16.8% German, 10.6% Irish and 9.4% English ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 8,832 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.50% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.30% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.60 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,656, and the median income for a family was $39,475. Males had a median income of $30,954 versus $22,464 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,065. About 10.50% of families and 13.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.70% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

• Austin
• Scottsburg
• Lexington

[edit] Townships

• Finley
• Jennings
• Johnson
• Lexington
• Vienna

[edit] See also

• Louisville-Elizabethtown-Scottsburg

[edit] References

• Forstall, Richard L. (editor) (1996). Population of states and counties of the United States: 1790 to 1990 : from the twenty-one decennial censuses. United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Population Division. ISBN 0-934213-48-8. 

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Coordinates: 38°41′N 85°44′W / 38.69, -85.74

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