Scotland, Indiana | |
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 Location of Scotland in Greene County, Indiana. | |
  Scotland  Scotland | |
| Coordinates: 38°54′46″N 86°54′14″W / 38.91278°N 86.90389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Greene |
| Township | Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
| • Land | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 98 |
| • Density | 170.14/sq mi (65.65/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47424 |
| FIPS code | 18-68382[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583469[2] |
Scotland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Taylor Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 134.[4]
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History
The Scotland post office was established in 1837.[5] A majority of the early settlers were natives of the country of Scotland.[6]
The Scotland Hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[7]
Geography
Scotland is located in southern Greene County. The southern border of the CDP follows the Martin and Daviess county lines. State Roads 45 and 58 pass just north of the community and intersect U.S. Route 231 at Interstate 69 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the community. Owensburg is 10 miles (16 km) to the east, Bloomfield (the Greene County seat) is 9 miles (14 km) to the north, and Loogootee is 17 miles (27 km) to the south. I-69 leads northeast 33 miles (53 km) to Bloomington and southwest 28 miles (45 km) to Washington.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Scotland CDP has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2), all of it land.[4] It is situated on high ground to the south of Doans Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the White River and part of the Wabash River watershed.
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 98 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[8] | |||
References
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scotland, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Scotland CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 5, 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Greene County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- ^ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3.
...and other families from Scotland settled near one another here.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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This page was last edited on 28 January 2024, at 19:04