Scipio, Indiana

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.[3]

For the place in Franklin County, see Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana.
Scipio, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana
Scipio
Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana
Scipio
Scipio (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°04′45″N 85°43′03″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyJennings
TownshipGeneva
Area
 • Total1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
 • Land1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation679 ft (207 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total153
 • Density133/sq mi (51.5/km2)
ZIP code
47273
Area code(s)812
FIPS code18-68328[2]
GNIS feature ID443126

History

Scipio was laid out in 1839 and named for Scipio Africanus.[4]

Geography

Scipio is located in northwestern Jennings County at 39°04′45″N 85°43′03″W, 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
CensusPop.%±
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "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.
  4. Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 66.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.



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