scott
township
Scott Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana spanning over 41 square miles.
Scott Township was organized August 13,1821 as the fourth township, and named for Samuel Scott, an early settler.
As of the 2020 census, its population was 10, 249 and it contained a reported 4, 338 housing units. In recent years, Scott Township has become one of the fastest-growing townships in the county.
Like all Indiana civil townships, Scott Township operates under Indiana township government. The township government provides:
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township assistan
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cecemetery maintenance
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park administration
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certain local services
The township is governed by an elected Township Trustee and a three-member Township Advisory Board.
Scott Township Fire Department was established in 1956. German Township Fire Department followed in 1959. In 2025, the two agencies merged to create the Vanderburgh County Fire Department, expanding service across more than 100 square miles of northwestern Vanderburgh County.
One of the township's most significant public investments is Scott Township Park located at 2112 Schlensker Road. The approximately 115-acre park includes: walking trails, fishing lake, playground, shelterhouse for rent, and a variety of natural preserves.
The township also owns the Scott Township Ball Park. Our Scott Township Recreation Booster Club organizes and executes recreational ball leagues throughout the year. Evansville Christian School currently hosts their baseball program on the North Field at the park.
vanderburgh
county fair
The modern Vanderburgh County Fair has historical roots tied directly to Scott Township, as the event originally began as the Scott Township Fair in 1917 and later incorporated as the Scott-Vanderburgh Fair in the 1920s before settling at its current home.
A photo of Miss Linda Kerby (center) with Miss Judy Schafer (left) and Eileen Sensmeier(right) were champs in the 4H Club Revue at the fair.Courier And Press Archives
german
immigration
Beginning in the 1830s—and especially after the Revolutions of 1848—large numbers of German immigrants settled throughout northern Vanderburgh County. Although neighboring German Township became the center of German settlement, Scott Township also experienced substantial German immigration. Many descendants of these families remain in the township today.
indigenous beginnings
For thousands of years before European settlement, the area that would become Scott Township was occupied by Indigenous peoples.
Archaeological evidence throughout southwestern Indiana indicates occupation by:
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Paleo-Indian peoples (approximately 12,000 years ago)
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Archaic cultures
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Woodland cultures
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Mississippian peoples
By the late eighteenth century, the area was primarily used by the:
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Shawnee
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Delaware (Lenape)
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Miami
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Piankashaw
These peoples hunted the forests surrounding Pigeon Creek and the Ohio River watershed. Most permanent Native villages were located closer to the Ohio River and larger waterways, although hunting routes extended throughout present-day Scott Township.
Following a series of treaties between 1804 and 1818, Native American title to southwestern Indiana was ceded to the United States, opening the land to organized settlement.