Scipio, Indiana

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Scipio, Indiana
Census-designated place
Jennings County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Scipio Highlighted 1868328.svg
Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°04′38″N85°42′58″W / 39.07722°N 85.71611°W / 39.07722; -85.71611
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Township Geneva
Area
[1]
 • 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 code 812
FIPS code 18-68328 [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]

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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
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 197—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scipio, Indiana
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 66. ISBN   9781563115219.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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