Scott County (Indiana)

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Scott County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse
administration
US state : Indiana
Administrative headquarters : Scottsburg
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
1 E. McClain Ave.
Scottsburg, IN 47170-1852
Foundation : January 12, 1820
Made up from: Clark County
Jefferson County
Jennings County
Area code : 001 812
Demographics
Residents : 24,181  (2010)
Population density : 49 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 499 km²
Water surface : 6 km²
map
Map of Scott County within Indiana
Website : www.scottcounty.org

Scott County is a county in the state of Indiana in the United States . The county seat is Scottsburg .

geography

The county is located in southern Indiana, about 30 km from Kentucky and has an area of ​​499 square kilometers, of which six square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Jennings County , Jefferson County , Clark County , Washington County, and Jackson County .

history

Scott County was formed on January 12, 1820 from parts of Clark County, Jefferson County and Jennings County. It was named after Charles Scott , a general in the American Revolutionary War .

3 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 4, 2017).

Demographic data

Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1820 2334 -
1830 3092 32.5%
1840 4242 37.2%
1850 5885 38.7%
1860 7303 24.1%
1870 7873 7.8%
1880 8343 6%
1890 7833 -6.1%
1900 8307 6.1%
1910 8323 0.2%
1920 7424 -10.8%
1930 6664 -10.2%
1940 8978 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%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Scott County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
Public library

As of the 2000 census , Scott County had 22,960 people in 8,832 households and 6,491 families. The population density was 47 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 98.64 percent white, 0.05 percent African American, 0.16 percent Native American, 0.18 percent Asian and 0.43 percent from other ethnic groups; 0.54 percent were descended from two or more races. 0.97 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,832 households, 35.0 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them in the household. 57.6 percent were married couples living together, 11.3 percent were single mothers, and 26.5 percent were non-families. 22.5 percent were single households and 8.9 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99 people.

26.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.2 percent between 18 and 24, 30.3 percent between 25 and 44 years old. 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 11.1 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 95.6 men.

The median income for a household in the 34,656 USD , and the median income for a family 39,475 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,954 versus $ 22,464 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,065. 10.5 percent of families and 13.1 percent of the population were below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450386. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  6. ^ Scott County, Indiana , 2000 census datasheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Web links

Commons : Scott County, Indiana  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 38 ° 41 ′  N , 85 ° 44 ′  W