Scott Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Scott Township

Township

Ashby, a historic home in the township

Location in Montgomery County

Coordinates: 39°54′40″N 86°52′13″W﻿ / ﻿39.91111°N 86.87028°W﻿ / 39.91111; -86.87028
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Montgomery
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 35.88 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Land| 35.87 sq mi (92.9 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.03%
Elevation

[1]

| 850 ft (259 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 776
• Density| 22/sq mi (8.4/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47933, 47954, 47965, 47968

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453837

Scott Township is one of eleven townships in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 776 (down from 837 at 2010[2]) and it contained 342 housing units.[3]

## History

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Ashby was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.88 square miles (92.9 km2), of which 35.87 square miles (92.9 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* New Market (southeast corner)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Lapland at 39°54′18″N 86°54′10″W﻿ / ﻿39.905044°N 86.902786°W﻿ / 39.905044; -86.902786
* Parkersburg at 39°52′24″N 86°54′10″W﻿ / ﻿39.873378°N 86.902786°W﻿ / 39.873378; -86.902786

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these cemeteries: Brethren, Cornstalk, Fall, James, Old Harshbarger, Old Pottinger, Wasson, Welch.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 231

## School districts

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* South Montgomery Community School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 28
* State House District 41
* State Senate District 23

## References

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* "Scott Township, Montgomery County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Scott Township

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Places adjacent to Scott Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

|  | Union Township | Walnut Township

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Brown Township |

Scott Township

| Clark Township
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Russell Township, Putnam County | Franklin Township, Putnam County |

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Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Crawfordsville

City|

* Crawfordsville

Map of Indiana highlighting Montgomery County

Towns|

* Alamo
* Darlington
* Ladoga
* Linden
* New Market
* New Richmond
* New Ross
* Waveland
* Waynetown
* Wingate

Townships|

* Brown
* Clark
* Coal Creek
* Franklin
* Madison
* Ripley
* Scott
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Walnut
* Wayne

CDPs|

* Lake Holiday
* Linnsburg
* Mace

Other
communities|

* Ames
* Balhinch
* Beckville
* Bowers
* Browns Valley
* Cherry Grove
* Darlington Woods
* Deer's Mill
* Elmdale
* Fiskville
* Garfield
* Hibernia
* Kirkpatrick
* Lapland
* Manchester
* North Union
* Parkersburg
* Shannondale‡
* Smartsburg
* Taylor Corner
* Wesley
* Whitesville
* Yountsville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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