Scipio, Indiana

Census-designated place in Indiana, United States

39°04′38″N 85°42′58″W / 39.07722°N 85.71611°W / 39.07722; -85.71611CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyJenningsTownship GenevaArea

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• Total1.17 sq mi (3.03 km²) • Land1.15 sq mi (2.97 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

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669 ft (204 m)Population

(2020)

• Total197 • Density171.60/sq mi (66.25/km²)ZIP code

47273

Area code812FIPS code18-68328^[3]GNIS feature ID2587024^[2]

Scipio is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 153.^[4]

History

Scipio was laid out in 1839 and named for Scipio Africanus.^[5]

Geography

Scipio is located in northwestern Jennings County at the center of Geneva Township. Indiana State Road 7 passes through the center of the community, leading southeast 7 miles (11 km) to North Vernon and northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Columbus.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Scipio CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 1.74%, are water. Sand Creek, a west-flowing tributary of the East Fork of the White River, forms the northern edge of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	197		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scipio, Indiana
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Scipio CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
^ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 66. ISBN 9781563115219.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.