Scott, Brown County, Wisconsin

Coordinates: 44°34′55″N 87°52′27″W / 44.58194°N 87.87417°W / 44.58194; -87.87417
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Scott, Wisconsin
FIPS code
55-72200[2]
GNIS feature ID1584113[1]
Websitewww.townofscott.com

Scott is a town in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,636.

History

November, 1859 the Brown County Board of Supervisors voted to divide the Town of Green Bay into smaller townships, one of which was to become the present Town of Scott. Three names were proposed: Liberty, Pochequette, and Scott. This last name was a favorite of Robert Gibson (first town chairman), probably because it evoked memories of his homeland. Presumably it was in honor of Sir Walter Scott. [3]

Communities

Geography

Jean Nicolet statue near State Highway 57 in southeastern Scott.

Scott is located in northeastern Brown County along the southeast shore of Green Bay, an arm of Lake Michigan. The city of Green Bay borders the town to the west and south. The town of Green Bay, a separate municipality, borders Scott to the east, and the town of Humboldt is to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Scott has a total area of 52.7 square miles (136.5 km2), of which 18.1 square miles (47.0 km2) is land and 34.6 square miles (89.5 km2), or 65.58%, is water.[6]

The Hazen archeological site consists of remains left from a 19th-century farmstead located in the town.[7]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20003,712—
20103,545−4.5%
20203,6362.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.48% of the population.

There were 1,145 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were married couples living together, 4.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 14.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 16.8% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $58,051, and the median income for a family was $62,138. Males had a median income of $41,996 versus $26,167 for females. The

poverty line
, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "A Glimpse Into the Past: A History of The Town of Scott" by Pauline Lafrombois (1976) pg 44
  4. ^ Jean Nicolet at Red Banks, Wisconsin
  5. ^ Wequiock Falls, Brown County Parks Department
  6. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Scott town, Brown County, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  7. ^ Final Report of Archeological Investigations at the State Highway 57/54 Interchange Improvement Project Brown County, Wisconsin, by Gathel M. Weston, Elizabeth D. Benchley, and Carrie A. Koster, Report Prepared for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation Project I.D. 1480-04-01 SHSW #94-5030, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Archeological Research Laboratory Report of Investigations, No. 127, February 1996, page 37 (pdf page 42)
  8. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved January 1, 2023.

External links

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