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Scott Township, Montgomery County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

39°54′40″N 86°52′13″W / 39.91111°N 86.87028°W / 39.91111; -86.87028Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMontgomeryGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total35.88 sq mi (92.9 km²) • Land35.87 sq mi (92.9 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.03%Elevation

^[1]

850 ft (259 m)Population

(2020)

• Total776 • Density22/sq mi (8.4/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47933, 47954, 47965, 47968

Area code765GNIS feature ID453837

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

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

Geography

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

New Market (southeast corner)

Unincorporated towns

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

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

Major highways

U.S. Route 231

School districts

South Montgomery Community School Corporation

Political districts

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

References

"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

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