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History · Scott

Half of Scott’s homes were built after 1986

Most of Scott was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1955 on.

0on the National Register
8%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Scott’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Scott are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Scott’s history is told.

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The story so far

Scott, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Scott yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Scott is a town in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 583 at the 2020 census, up from 494 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 494 to 583 (+18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Scott on the map, 1955 to 1982

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Scott. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Scott on the 1955 USGS mapScott on the 1982 USGS map1955Hertel sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Scott.

Famous people

Famous people close to Scott

Nobody well known was born in Scott itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Molly EngstromAmerican women's ice hockey player · b. 1983
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Patricia Spafford SmithAmerican politician · b. 1925
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

JacksonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRuskIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWebb LakeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCaseyIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townChicogIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.