Scott, Brown County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scott, Wisconsin
Town
Town hall
Location in Brown County and the state of Wisconsin.
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Brown
Area
• Total	52.7 sq mi (136.5 km2)
• Land	18.1 sq mi (47.0 km2)
• Water	34.6 sq mi (89.5 km2)
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,636
• Density	195/sq mi (75.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	920
FIPS code	55-72200
GNIS feature ID	1584113

Scott is a town located in Brown County, which is part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It's a place where people live and work, just like a city or village, but it's called a "town" in Wisconsin.

In 2020, a count of all the people living there, called a census, showed that 3,636 people called Scott home.

The History of Scott, Wisconsin

How Scott Got Its Name

Back in November 1859, the leaders of Brown County decided to split up a larger area called the Town of Green Bay. They wanted to create smaller towns. One of these new towns became what we now know as Scott.

Three names were suggested for the new town: Liberty, Pochequette, and Scott. Robert Gibson, who was the first chairman of the town, really liked the name Scott. He probably chose it because it reminded him of his home country. It's believed that the town was named after a famous writer, Sir Walter Scott.

Communities in Scott

Scott is made up of several smaller communities. These are places where people live, but they aren't officially separate cities or villages.

• Bay Settlement is a very old community. It's located where Bay Settlement Road and Church Road meet. Only a few other places in Wisconsin, like nearby Green Bay and De Pere, are older.
• Benderville is another community found at the crossing of County Road A and Point Comfort Road.
• Chapel Ridge is a community that's partly in Scott and partly in the city of Green Bay. You can find it along Bay Settlement Road. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is also nearby.
• Edgewater Beach is a community right on the shores of Green Bay. This is a part of Lake Michigan. It's located between Benderville and Dyckesville.
• New Franken is a community that's partly in Scott. It's along County Road T, north of WIS 54. Another part of New Franken is in the town of Humboldt.
• Red Banks is a community located west of Benderville. This place is famous because in 1634, a European explorer named Jean Nicolet landed here. He was the first European to explore what is now Wisconsin.
• Wequiock is a community just west of WIS 57. It's at the intersection of Bay Settlement Road and VanLaanen Road. Wequiock County Park is a short distance northeast of this community.

Geography of Scott

Wequiock Road and Van Lieshout Road in the town of Scott

Jean Nicolet statue near State Highway 57 in southeastern Scott.

Scott is located in the northeastern part of Brown County. It sits along the southeastern shore of Green Bay, which is an arm of Lake Michigan.

To the west and south, Scott borders the city of Green Bay. To the east, it borders the town of Green Bay (which is a different municipality than the city). The town of Humboldt is to the south.

Scott covers a total area of about 136.5 square kilometers (52.7 square miles). A large part of this area is water, about 89.5 square kilometers (34.5 square miles), which is about 65.58% of its total size. The land area is about 47.0 square kilometers (18.1 square miles).

There's also an important historical spot called the Hazen archeological site in Scott. This site contains remains from a farm that existed in the 1800s.

People of Scott

Population Changes Over Time

The number of people living in Scott has changed over the years. Here's how the population has been recorded by the U.S. Census:

• In 2000, there were 3,712 people.
• In 2010, the population was 3,545.
• In 2020, the population grew slightly to 3,636.

Who Lives in Scott?

In 2000, there were 3,712 people living in Scott. Most of the people were White (96.12%). There were also smaller groups of African American, Native American, and Asian people. About 1.48% of the population was Hispanic or Latino.

There were 1,145 households, which means 1,145 different homes where people lived. Many of these households (71.9%) were married couples living together. About 37.9% of homes had children under 18 living there.

The average age of people in Scott in 2000 was 33 years old. About 23.0% of the population was under 18, and 7.5% were 65 years or older.

The average income for a household in Scott was about $58,051 per year. For families, the average income was about $62,138 per year. A small number of families (0.6%) and people (2.0%) lived below the poverty line.

See also

In Spanish: Scott (condado de Brown, Wisconsin) para niños