Wascott is a town in Douglas County, Wisconsin, United States.

The town is named for W. A. Scott, a railroad company president.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 714 people, 295 households, and 208 families residing in the town.

There were 806 housing units at an average density of 6.1 per square mile (2.3/km2).

24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.