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{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Scott, Wisconsin |settlement_type = [[Town]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = WIMap-doton-Scott_e.png |mapsize = 250px |map_caption = Location of Scott, Wisconsin |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}} |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Wisconsin}} |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web |title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files β Wisconsin|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_cousubs_55.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 9, 2021}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 79.81 |area_land_km2 = 78.13 |area_water_km2 = 1.69 |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2010 United States Census|2010]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0600000US5506972300&tid=DECENNIALSF12010.P1| title=Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Scott town, Lincoln County, Wisconsin| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| accessdate=April 9, 2021}}</ref> |population_total = 1432 |population_density_km2 = 18.3 |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref> |elevation_m = 406 |elevation_ft = 1332 |coordinates = {{coord|45|9|39|N|89|43|37|W|region:US-WI|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]] |postal_code = 54452 ([[Merrill, Wisconsin|Merrill]]) |area_code = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 55-069-72300<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1584117<ref name="GR3" /> |website = {{URL|townofscott.net}} |footnotes = }} '''Scott''' is a [[town (Wisconsin)|town]] in [[Lincoln County, Wisconsin|Lincoln County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 1,432 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010"/> up from 1,287 at the 2000 census. ==History== The town is named for [[Thomas B. Scott]], who served in the [[Wisconsin State Senate]] from 1873 to 1882.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Callary|first=Edward|title=Place Names of Wisconsin|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|year=2016|isbn=978-0-299-30964-0|location=Madison, WI|pages=248}}</ref> ==Geography== Scott is in southern Lincoln County, bordered to the south by [[Marathon County, Wisconsin|Marathon County]] and to the north by the city of [[Merrill, Wisconsin|Merrill]], the Lincoln [[county seat]]. The [[Wisconsin River]] forms the eastern border of the town except for where the river passes through Merrill. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|79.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|78.1|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|1.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 2.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> ==Demographics== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,287 people, 458 households, and 387 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 42.7 people per square mile (16.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 488 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.83% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.08% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 0.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.47% of the population. There were 458 households, out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.05. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $50,441, and the median income for a family was $54,922. Males had a median income of $35,238 versus $21,667 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $19,759. About 2.2% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over. ==References== <references /> ==External links== *{{Official website|townofscott.net}} {{Lincoln County, Wisconsin}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Towns in Lincoln County, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]
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