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Scott County, Indiana
Scott Co IN Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse in Scottsburg, Indiana
Map of Indiana highlighting Scott County
Location in the state of Indiana
Map of the U.S
Indiana's location in the U.S.
Founded 1820
Named for Charles Scott
Seat Scottsburg
Largest city Scottsburg
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

192.75 sq mi (499 km²)
190.40 sq mi (493 km²)
2.35 sq mi (6 km²), 1.22%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

24,384
127/sq mi (49.04/km²)
Congressional districts 6th, 9th
Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Footnotes: Indiana county number 72

Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 24,384.[1] The county seat is Scottsburg.[2]

History[]

Scott County was formed in 1820 from portions of Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washington counties. It was named for Gen. Charles Scott, who was Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812.

Geography[]

According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 192.75 square miles (499.2 km2), of which 190.40 square miles (493.1 km2) (or 98.78%) is land and 2.35 square miles (6.1 km2) (or 1.22%) is water.[3]

Cities and towns[]

Unincorporated towns[]

  • Blocher
  • Nabb
  • Vienna
  • Leota

Townships[]

  • Finley
  • Jennings
  • Johnson
  • Lexington
  • Vienna

Adjacent counties[]

Major highways[]

  • I-65 Interstate 65
  • US 31 U.S. Route 31
  • Indiana 3 State Road 3
  • Indiana 56 State Road 56
  • Indiana 160 State Road 160
  • Indiana 203 State Road 203
  • Indiana 256 State Road 256
  • Indiana 356 State Road 356
  • Indiana 362 State Road 362

Climate and weather[]

Climate chart for Scottsburg, Indiana
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temperatures in °Cprecipitation totals in mm
source: The Weather Channel[4]

In recent years, average temperatures in Scottsburg have ranged from a low of 20 °F (−7 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −32 °F (−35.6 °C) was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 109 °F (43 °C) was recorded in July 1930. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.84 inches (72 mm) in February to 4.75 inches (121 mm) in May.[4]

Government[]

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.[5][6]

Board of Commissioners: The executive body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with executing the acts legislated by the council, collecting revenue, and managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.[5][6]

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of four years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a constable who is also elected to a four-year term. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.[6]

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.[6]

Scott County is part of Indiana's 9th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Trey Hollingsworth.[7]

United States presidential election results for Scott County, Indiana[8]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 7,331 72.00% 2,701 26.53% 150 1.47%
2016 6,074 66.40% 2,642 28.88% 431 4.71%
2012 4,539 52.05% 3,998 45.85% 183 2.10%
2008 4,445 49.75% 4,271 47.80% 219 2.45%
2004 4,793 55.24% 3,822 44.05% 62 0.71%
2000 3,761 47.94% 3,915 49.90% 170 2.17%
1996 2,620 36.35% 3,798 52.70% 789 10.95%
1992 2,649 33.71% 4,085 51.98% 1,125 14.31%
1988 3,455 50.41% 3,378 49.29% 21 0.31%
1984 4,110 54.16% 3,460 45.60% 18 0.24%
1980 3,432 46.83% 3,694 50.40% 203 2.77%
1976 2,657 38.14% 4,229 60.71% 80 1.15%
1972 3,564 55.77% 2,785 43.58% 42 0.66%
1968 2,671 42.62% 2,796 44.61% 800 12.77%
1964 1,992 32.11% 4,205 67.79% 6 0.10%
1960 3,213 50.99% 3,064 48.63% 24 0.38%
1956 3,117 50.63% 3,011 48.91% 28 0.45%
1952 2,984 50.08% 2,931 49.19% 44 0.74%
1948 2,429 43.11% 3,128 55.51% 78 1.38%
1944 2,379 47.07% 2,621 51.86% 54 1.07%
1940 2,285 45.96% 2,668 53.66% 19 0.38%
1936 2,034 42.86% 2,696 56.81% 16 0.34%
1932 1,722 42.96% 2,240 55.89% 46 1.15%
1928 1,719 52.68% 1,527 46.80% 17 0.52%
1924 1,532 44.59% 1,824 53.08% 80 2.33%
1920 1,709 47.51% 1,848 51.38% 40 1.11%
1916 802 41.99% 1,068 55.92% 40 2.09%
1912 327 16.83% 1,033 53.17% 583 30.01%
1908 979 42.96% 1,243 54.54% 57 2.50%
1904 953 44.85% 1,090 51.29% 82 3.86%
1900 874 41.15% 1,221 57.49% 29 1.37%
1896 837 40.07% 1,237 59.21% 15 0.72%
1892 727 39.32% 1,043 56.41% 79 4.27%
1888 743 41.28% 1,030 57.22% 27 1.50%



Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1820 2,334
1830 3,092 32.5%
1840 4,242 37.2%
1850 5,885 38.7%
1860 7,303 24.1%
1870 7,873 7.8%
1880 8,343 6.0%
1890 7,833 −6.1%
1900 8,307 6.1%
1910 8,323 0.2%
1920 7,424 −10.8%
1930 6,664 −10.2%
1940 8,978 34.7%
1950 11,519 28.3%
1960 14,463 25.6%
1970 17,144 18.5%
1980 20,422 19.1%
1990 20,991 2.8%
2000 22,960 9.4%
2010 24,181 5.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
1790-1960[10] 1900-1990[11]
1990-2000[12] 2010-2020[1]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 24,181 people, 9,397 households, and 6,648 families residing in the county.[13] The population density was 127.0 inhabitants per square mile (49.0 /km2). There were 10,440 housing units at an average density of 54.8 per square mile (21.2 /km2).[3] The racial makeup of the county was 97.9% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.5% of the population.[13] In terms of ancestry, 20.1% were American, 15.6% were German, 11.9% were Irish, and 10.0% were English.[14]

Of the 9,397 households, 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.3% were non-families, and 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.97. The median age was 39.3 years.[13]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $46,775. Males had a median income of $37,505 versus $30,107 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,414. About 12.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.[15]

2015 HIV Outbreak[]

In late 2014 and early 2015, 17 HIV infections arising from Scott County initiated an Indiana Department of Health investigation that would result in the state declaring a public health emergency. The outbreak was fueled in part to intravenous drug use resulting from the opioid epidemic compounded by poor access to HIV testing.[16] The public health crisis led to governor Mike Pence signing an executive order allowing a needle exchange site to open; before that time, needle exchanges were illegal in the state of Indiana. This was cited as the turning point in the outbreak, which allowed the county's only physician, Dr. William Cooke,[17] to provide resources to those at risk or experiencing an HIV outbreak. This became the first needle exchange to exist in Indiana; a total of 9 would ultimately exist in the state.[18] A total of 215 cases[19] were eventually attributed to the outbreak. Despite the success of the program, county officials voted 2–1 to end the needle exchange program in June 2021[20]

See also[]

  • Louisville/Jefferson County–Elizabethtown–Bardstown, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Scott County, Indiana

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Scott County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18143.html. 
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx. 
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18143. 
  4. ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Scottsburg, Indiana". The Weather Channel. http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0601. 
  5. ^ a b Indiana Code. "Title 36, Article 2, Section 3". IN.gov. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html. 
  6. ^ a b c d Indiana Code. "Title 2, Article 10, Section 2". IN.gov. http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf. 
  7. ^ "Conressman Trey Hollingsworth". House.Gov. http://treyhollingsworth.house.gov/district.shtml. 
  8. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  9. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html. 
  10. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu. 
  11. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt. 
  12. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf. 
  13. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18143. 
  14. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18143. 
  15. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18143. 
  16. ^ "How Mike Pence Made Indiana's HIV Outbreak Worse" (in en). https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/02/how-mike-pence-made-indianas-hiv-outbreak-worse-118648. 
  17. ^ Lukens, Jenn (2018-11-28). "Responding to the HIV Crisis in Scott County, Indiana: Q&A with Dr. William Cooke" (in en-US). https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/william-cooke/. 
  18. ^ Hepatitis, HIV/STD/Viral (2021-04-20). "Harm Reduction & Syringe Service Programs" (in en). https://www.in.gov/health/hiv-std-viral-hepatitis/harm-reduction-and-syringe-service-programs. 
  19. ^ (October 2018) "Dynamics of the HIV Outbreak and Response in Scott County, Indiana, 2011-2015: A Modeling Study". The Lancet. HIV 5 (10): e569–e577. DOI:10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30176-0. ISSN 2405-4704. PMID 30220531. 
  20. ^ "Rural Indiana county ends needle swap that helped fight HIV — sparking fears of another outbreak" (in en-US). Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/05/indiana-needle-exchange-hiv/. 

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


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