Township government consists of three elected supervisors with headquarters at the Joe Terry Civic Center, PA Route 438.

This particular region makes up part of the extreme eastern edge of the Endless Mountains dissected plateau.

These creeks—Rush Brook, Kennedy, South Branch Tunkhannock, and Hull—and larger bodies of water like Chapman Lake, Heart Lake, Griffin Reservoir, Peaceful Valley Pond, and Graves Pond account for the remaining 0.39 square miles (1.0 km2), or 1.34%, of the township's area.

Two roughly defined communities within the township are more commonly known to the broader region: "Justus" refers to the southern portion centered on the intersection of Rt.

347 and Layton Road and is anchored by two heavy equipment dealers and a large greenhouse and garden shop; "Montdale" refers to the central/northern area surrounding the Rts.

An approximately 5-mile (8 km) portion of Interstate 81 passes just inside the township's western border.

The vast majority of Scott Township's ancestral composition is Polish at 25.5%, followed by Irish (17.1%), English (15.6%), and German (14.4%).

Scranton and its numerous satellite boroughs provide most of the employment, commerce, and recreation opportunities for Scott Township's residents.