More historic than 56% of U.S. towns · #176 of 362 in Wisconsin. What drives it
Most of Scott was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1954 on and the census since 2000.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Scott is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns, #176 of 362 in Wisconsin. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Scott’s overall grade.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Scott’s 16.5 sits above most of its state (80% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 6 historic buildings outnumber those of 72% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.0 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Scott’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
November 1859 the Brown County Board of Supervisors voted to divide the Town of Green Bay into smaller townships, one of which was to become the present Town of Scott. Three names were proposed: Liberty, Pochequette, and Scott. This last name was a favorite of Robert Gibson (first town chairman), probably because it evoked memories of his homeland. Presumably it was in honor of Sir Walter Scott.
Passages that mention Scott, cut from the printed page as they were published.
History of Brown County, Wisconsin, past and present1913 · page 106Read the page →
Read the text
Prominent among the men whose activities are important factors in the agricultural development of Scott township are the four Marchant brothers, James, August, Telesphore and Julius, who are operating the family homestead of one hundred and thirty-three acres and by practical and systematic methods are rapidly making it one of the model agricultural enterprises of the section. The four brothers are sons of Joseph and Philomena (Villiess) Marchant, natives of Belgium. Their father came to the United States when he was twenty-two years of age and located in the Belgium settlement near
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.
Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Timeline
Scott, 1856 to 1954
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Scott is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns, #176 of 362 in Wisconsin. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Scott?
Two places: the Holy Cross Church and Convent (listed 2001) and the Green Bay Harbor Entrance Light (2008).
How old are the homes in Scott?
5% of Scott’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.0 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1987.
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).
From Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
