Scott County, Indiana

Scott County is a in the  of Indiana. As of, 24,181 people lived there. The is Scottsburg.

History
Scott County was formed in 1820 from portions of Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washington counties. It was named for Gen., who was Governor of Kentucky from 1808 to 1812. Much of its water supply comes from Hardy Lake.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 192.75 sqmi, of which 190.40 sqmi (or 98.78%) is land and 2.35 sqmi (or 1.22%) is water.

Cities and towns

 * Austin
 * Scottsburg
 * Lexington

Unincorporated towns

 * Blocher
 * Nabb
 * Vienna

Townships

 * Finley
 * Jennings
 * Johnson
 * Lexington
 * Vienna

Adjacent counties

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

Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in Scottsburg have ranged from a low of 20 F in January to a high of 87 F in July, although a record low of 32 F was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 109 F was recorded in July 1930. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.84 in in February to 4.75 in in May.

Demographics
As of the, there were 24,181 people, 9,397 households, and 6,648 families residing in the county. The was 127.0 PD/sqmi. There were 10,440 housing units at an average density of 54.8 /sqmi. The population density was 127.0 PD/sqmi. There were 10,440 housing units at an average density of 54.8 /sqmi. 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. In terms of ancestry, 20.1% were, 15.6% were , 11.9% were , and 10.0% were.

Of the 9,397 households, 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.4% were 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.

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 for the county was $19,414. About 12.2% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the, including 22.6% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.