Scott County, Indiana

Founding: 1820
Parent counties: Clark, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, and Washington

Namesake: Charles Scott, Kentucky governor
Seat: Lexington (1820–1874); Scottsburg (1874–)

Land area: 190 square miles

Population (2020): 24,384

Population (historic): 2,334 (1820); 5,885 (1850); 7,873 (1870); 8,307 (1900); 6,664 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1880; 1890–1910; 1930–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; five townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,272 (12%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 49.7%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 4.4%

Farm housing disrepair (1950): 21.2%

Nonfarm housing disrepair (1950): 11.1%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $799
Average outbuilding value (1930): $569

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.9 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,104
Average farm size (1920): 69.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky and Ohio

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Scottsburg

Namesake: Scott County

Founding: 1871 (platting); 1873 (post office); 1884 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,345

Population (historic): 454 (1880); 1,274 (1900); 1,702 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1871–1910; 1920–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 515 (16.1%)

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