Scott County, Indiana: Difference between revisions

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| county = Scott County

| state = Indiana

| seal =

| founded year = 1820

| founded date =

| seat wl = Scottsburg

| largest city wl = Scottsburg

| area_land_sq_mi = 190.40

| area percentage = 1.22%

| census estimate yr = 20182020

| pop = 2387824384

| density_sq_mi pop_est_as_of = 1272023

| time zone density_sq_mi = Easternauto

| webtime zone = =Eastern

| web =
| named for = [[Charles Scott (governor)|Charles Scott]]

| district = 6th9th

| ex image cap = Scott Co INCounty Courthouse.jpg in Scottsburg, Indiana

'''Scott County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of 20102020, the population was 24,181384.<ref>{{cite nameweb|url="https://data.census.gov/profile/Scott_County,_Indiana?g=050XX00US18143|title=Scott County, Indiana|access-quickfactsdate=June 7, 2023|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Scottsburg, Indiana|Scottsburg]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

* [[Jennings County, Indiana|Jennings County]] (northnortheast)

* [[Image:I-65.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 65 (in Indiana)|Interstate 65]]

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In recent years, average temperatures in Scottsburg have ranged from a low of {{convert|20|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-32|°F}} was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of {{convert|109|°F}} was recorded in July 1930. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.84|in}} in February to {{convert|4.75|in}} in May.<ref name="weather"/>

'''County Council:''' The county council is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name = inc3623>{{cite web|author=[[Indiana Code]]|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=2008-09-September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name = inc2102>{{cite web|author= [[Indiana Code]] |url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |title= Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |access-date=2008-09-September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>

'''County Officials:''' The county has several other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[Recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[Surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]]. Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name = inc2102/>

Scott County is part of [[Indiana's 9th congressional district]] and is represented in [[United States Congress|Congress]] by [[USRepublican|Republican]] [[Trey Hollingsworth]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://treyhollingsworth.house.gov/district.shtml|title=Conressman Trey Hollingsworth|publisher=House.Gov|access-date=2008-09-September 12, 2008}}</ref>

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="census-quickfacts">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18143.html|title=Scott County QuickFacts|access-date=September 25, 2011|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607085900/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18143.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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In late 2014 and early 2015, 17 HIV infections arising from Scott County initiated an Indiana Department of Health investigation that would result in the state declaring a public health emergency. The outbreak was fueled in part to intravenous drug use resulting from the opioid epidemic compounded by poor access to HIV testing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Mike Pence Made Indiana's HIV Outbreak Worse|url=https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/02/how-mike-pence-made-indianas-hiv-outbreak-worse-118648|access-date=2021-10-October 22, 2021|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref> The public health crisis led to governor Mike Pence signing an executive order allowing a needle exchange site to open; before that time, needle exchanges were illegal in the state of Indiana. This was cited as the turning point in the outbreak, which allowed thea county's only physician, Dr. William Cooke,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lukens|first=Jenn|date=2018-11-November 28, 2018|title=Responding to the HIV Crisis in Scott County, Indiana: Q&A with Dr. William Cooke|url=https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/william-cooke/|access-date=2021-10-October 22, 2021|website=The Rural Monitor|language=en-US}}</ref> to provide resources to those at risk or experiencing an HIV outbreak. This became the first needle exchange to exist in Indiana; a total of 9 would ultimately exist in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hepatitis|first=HIV/STD/Viral|date=2021-04-April 20, 2021|title=Harm Reduction & Syringe Service Programs|url=https://www.in.gov/health/hiv-std-viral-hepatitis/harm-reduction-and-syringe-service-programs|access-date=2021-10-October 22, 2021|website=HIV/STD/Viral Hepatitis|language=en}}</ref> A total of 215 cases<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Gonsalves|first1=Gregg S.|last2=Crawford|first2=Forrest W.|date=October 2018|title=Dynamics of the HIV Outbreak and Response in Scott County, Indiana, 2011-2015: A Modeling Study|journal=The Lancet. HIV|volume=5|issue=10|pages=e569–e577|doi=10.1016/S2352-3018(18)30176-0|issn=2405-4704|pmc=6192548|pmid=30220531}}</ref> were eventually attributed to the outbreak. Despite the success of the program, county officials voted 2–1 to end the needle exchange program in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Rural Indiana county ends needle swap that helped fight HIV — sparking fears of another outbreak|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/06/05/indiana-needle-exchange-hiv/|access-date=2021-10-October 22, 2021|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>