Scottsburg, Indiana

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Population in July 2007: 5,952. Population change since 2000: -1.1%

Males: 2,826	(47.5%)
Females: 3,126	(52.5%)

Median resident age:	35.0 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47170.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,600 (it was $30,687 in 2000)

Scottsburg	$33,600
Indiana:	$47,448

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $93,200 (it was $77,100 in 2000)

Scottsburg	$93,200
Indiana:	$122,900

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Races in Scottsburg:

White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
Hispanic (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Scottsburg: 81.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (24.4%), German (14.7%), Irish (11.5%), English (8.8%), French (1.7%), Scotch-Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 570 feet

Land area: 4.80 square miles.

Population density: 1239 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Scottsburg

High school or higher: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 6.0%
Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scottsburg city

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 52.1%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 16.6%

7 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.1%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 15 registered sex offenders living in Scottsburg, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Scottsburg to the number of sex offenders is 397 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Scottsburg:	1.0% ($777)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (31.6 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (254.4 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Austin, IN (4.6 miles ), Little York, IN (8.8 miles) , Crothersville, IN (8.8 miles ), Henryville, IN (10.0 miles ), Memphis, IN (13.7 miles ), Charlestown, IN (17.8 miles ), New Washington, IN (18.2 miles ), Borden, IN (18.9 miles ).

Latitude: 38.69 N, Longitude: 85.78 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,180 (+36.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,401 (50.5%)

People in group quarters in Scottsburg

106 people in nursing homes
65 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
29 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Area code: 812

Scottsburg household income distribution

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Scottsburg, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +381 (+6.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Plastics and rubber products (8%)
Transportation equipment (7%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (10%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Plastics and rubber products (7%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (13%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (3%)
Assemblers and fabricators (3%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)

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Crime in Scottsburg by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	2	1	0	2	1	0
per 100,000	32.9	16.3	0.0	33.6	16.5	0.0
Robberies	1	3	5	4	2	8
per 100,000	16.5	49.0	82.6	67.2	33.0	131.1
Assaults	15	18	28	36	40	43
per 100,000	247.0	294.2	462.8	604.8	659.3	704.9
Burglaries	42	93	69	69	62	80
per 100,000	691.5	1520.1	1140.5	1159.3	1021.9	1311.5
Thefts	170	264	361	409	379	350
per 100,000	2798.8	4315.1	5966.9	6871.6	6246.9	5737.7
Auto thefts	22	12	8	9	10	12
per 100,000	362.2	196.1	132.2	151.2	164.8	196.7
Arson	2	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	32.9	16.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	270.0	381.3	446.4	536.1	489.5	517.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 13 (13 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.18
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Scottsburg, Indiana

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Scottsburg, Indiana average temperatures

Scottsburg, Indiana average precipitation

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Scottsburg-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 111% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Scottsburg city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 9.5 miles away from the city center killed 11 people and injured 190 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Scottsburg:

SCOTT CO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1451 N GARDNER ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Scottsburg:

MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 19 miles; CHARLESTOWN, IN)
CLARK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN)
WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; SALEM, IN)

Political contributions by individuals in Scottsburg, IN

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scottsburg:

LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 36 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
COLUMBUS MUNI (about 40 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; ID: BAK)
MONROE COUNTY (about 66 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Scottsburg:

SCOTTSBURG (about 3 miles; SCOTTSBURG, IN; ID: 3R8)
FREEMAN MUNI (about 19 miles; SEYMOUR, IN; ID: SER)
MADISON MUNI (about 24 miles; MADISON, IN; ID: IMS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scottsburg:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 27 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 35 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 62 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 68 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)

Public high school in Scottsburg:

SCOTTSBURG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 733; Location: 500 S GARDNER; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Scottsburg:

SCOTTSBURG MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 704; Location: 425 S 3RD ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
SCOTTSBURG ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 620; Location: 49 N HYLAND ST; Grades: KG - 05)
VIENNA-FINLEY ELEM SCH (Students: 289; Location: 445 IVAN ROGERS DR; Grades: KG - 05)
JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 200; Location: 4235 E SR 256; Grades: KG - 05)

Private elementary/middle school in Scottsburg:

SCOTTSBURG ACADEMY (Students: 20; Location: 630 N GARDNER ST; Grades: 6 - 8)

Library in Scottsburg:

SCOTT COUNTY PL (Operating income: $620,379; Location: 108 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 65,525 books; 347 audio materials; 3,000 video materials; 180 serial subscriptions)

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Cemetery: Craig Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Reservoir: Iola Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Toast Brook (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotels: Campbell's Motel (300 North Gardner Street), Best Western Scottsburg Inn (I-65 And State Road 56), Holiday Inn ExpStes Scottsburg (200 Beechwood Avenue), Days Inn Scottsburg IN (1525 West McClain Avenue), Mariann Travel Inns Inc (I65 & Hwy 56), Hampton Inn & Suites Scottsburg (1535 West McClain Avenue), Super 8 Motel (1522 West McClain Avenue), Scott County Visitors Commission (PO Box 37).

Court: Scott County Court Alcohol & Drug Program (1 East McClain Avenue).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Scottsburg and their reported violations in the past:

ACT III ESTATES (Population served: 193, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-01-1994 and MAR-23-1994, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-23-1994)

One routine major monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.2%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	7.0%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	15.5%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Scottsburg compared to Indiana state average:

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Scottsburg (2007 data):

The Scott County State Bank: Motor Branch, Westview Branch, Gardner Branch, at 125 West Mcclain Avenue. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $148.0 mil, Deposits: $103.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Community Bank Shares Of Indiana, Inc.
Scottsburg Building and Loan Association: Scottsburg Building And Loan Associa at 306 West Mcclain Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $82.9 mil, Deposits: $60.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices
Jackson County Bank: Scottsburg Branch at 730 North Gardner Street, branch established on 1990-08-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $367.0 mil, Deposits: $302.9 mil, headquarters in Seymour, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorp Of Southern Indiana
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Scottsburg Branch at 913 West Mcclain Avenue, branch established on 1973-11-12. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Scottsburg mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management	5	$10,368	$24,883	0	$0
Sewerage	2	$6,316	$37,896	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,414	$28,968	3	$3,016
Water Supply	8	$18,473	$27,710	0	$0
Electric Power	11	$22,885	$24,965	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	1	$1,811	$21,732	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$2,068	$12,408	5	$2,002
Police Protection - Officers	13	$19,558	$18,054	0	$0
Police - Other	2	$3,556	$21,336	0	$0
Firefighters	1	$2,564	$30,768	0	$0
Streets and Highways	3	$7,312	$29,248	0	$0
Health	2	$4,469	$26,814	1	$602
Totals for Government	51	$101,796	$23,952	9	$5,620

Scottsburg government finances in 2002:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $344,000
Charges - Sewerage: $953,000
All Other: $205,000

Solid Waste Management: $66,000
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $10,405,000
Water Utilities: $1,782,000

Sewerage: $1,030,000

General - Other: $919,000

Police Protection: $772,000

Solid Waste Management: $347,000

Parks & Recreation: $325,000

Regular Highways: $294,000

Health Services - Other: $139,000

Central Staff Services: $100,000

Fire Protection: $97,000

Housing & Community Development: $68,000

Financial Administration: $53,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $0
General - Interest on Debt: $77,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $55,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,858,000
Industrial Revenue: $840,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,440,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $1,832,000
Other, NEC: $1,340,000

Industrial Revenue: $640,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $200,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $100,000
Water Utilities: $26,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,052,000
Interest Earnings: $204,000

Property Sale Other: $25,000

Rents: $14,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $305,000
General - Other: $129,000

Parks & Recreation: $89,000

Police Protection: $68,000

Regular Highways: $48,000

Solid Waste Management: $23,000

Health - Other: $8,000

Welfare - Other: $0
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,995,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $10,163,000
Water Utilities: $1,619,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $935,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $156,000
All Other: $127,000

General Support: $38,000
Tax - Individual Income: $615,000
Property: $115,000

NEC: $38,000

Public Utilities: $28,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,927,000

6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,907 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clark County, IN	1.14% ($27,495 average AGI)
from Jackson County, IN	1.12% ($25,579)
from Jefferson County, IN	0.65% ($21,836)

6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,454 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.54%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Clark County, IN	1.29% ($26,291 average AGI)
to Jackson County, IN	0.89% ($27,763)
to Jefferson County, IN	0.56% ($30,271)

Strongest AM radio stations in Scottsburg:

WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WXLN (1570 AM; 2 kW; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Scottsburg:

WMPI (105.3 FM; SCOTTSBURG, IN; Owner: D.R. RICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WJAA (96.3 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: MIDLAND MEDIA, INC.)
WJCP (92.7 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: PIERATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WQKC (93.7 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: S.C.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WJLR (91.5 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: MIDWEST MINISTRIES, INC.)
WBLO (104.3 FM; CHARLESTOWN, IN; Owner: NEW ALBANY BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WORX-FM (96.7 FM; MADISON, IN; Owner: DUBOIS COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
WWWY (106.1 FM; NORTH VERNON, IN; Owner: WHITE RIVER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WPTI (103.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
WSOH (88.3 FM; NEW WASHINGTON, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Scottsburg:

WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WVHF-LP (Channel 5; JEFFERSONVILLE, ETC., IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
WHAN-LP (Channel 17; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. WHITE)
WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
WBXV-CA (Channel 13; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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