Scott Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,113 at the 2010 census, up from 4,768 at the 2000 census.GeographyScott Township is at the geographic center of Columbia County and is bordered to the west by the town of Bloomsburg (the county seat), to the northwest by Mount Pleasant Township, to the north by Orange Township, to the east by North Centre and South Centre townships, and to the south by the Susquehanna River, across which are Main Township to the south and Catawissa Township to the southwest. Unincorporated communities in Scott Township include Lightstreet in the north, Almedia in the southeast, and Espy in the southwest.Interstate 80 crosses the township from east to west, with access from Exit 236 (Pennsylvania Route 487) between Lightstreet and Bloomsburg. U.S. Route 11 runs through the southern part of the township parallel to the Susquehanna, passing along the northern edges of Espy and Almedia.
