Scott, Ohio

Scott is a village in Paulding and Van Wert counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 286 at the 2010 census. The Van Wert County portion of Scott is part of the Van Wert Micropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryScott was platted in 1882 by J. T. Scott, and named for him. A post office called Scott has been in operation since 1882.GeographyScott is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.81sqmi, all land.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 286 people, 111 households, and 76 families residing in the village. The population density was 353.1PD/sqmi. There were 126 housing units at an average density of 155.6/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.6% White, 0.7% from other races, and 0.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.7% of the population.There were 111 households of which 38.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.