Scott Township, KS Public Records
Scott Township is a township with its own local government in Linn County, Kansas, with an estimated population of 799 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 62.2 square miles of land.
🏢 Scott Township Office
Scott Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township clerk under the Kansas Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
📇 Scott Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Scott |
| Contact listed | Trustee |
| Mailing address | 21709 KS Highway 7, Fontana, KS 66026 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Scott
Scott Township is in Linn County. In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Linn County at a Glance
| County | Linn County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 9,841 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Linn County District Court – Clerk of the District Court (Linn County Justice Center)
| Address | 308 Main Street, Mound City, KS 66056 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (913) 795-2660 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Kansas District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic, probate, small claims, traffic); the Clerk of the District Court keeps the files |
| Official website | kscourts.gov |
| Sources | kscourts.gov/…/6th-Judicial-District ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Linn County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Scott
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Scott, KS:
📋 Scott Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Office of Vital StatisticsCertified birth and death certificates for Kansas are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Linn County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kansas Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | National Sex Offender Public Website (U.S. Department of Justice), which searches the Kansas registry |