Scipio, Indiana

Scipio, Indiana
Census-designated place

Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana
Scipio
Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana
Scipio
Scipio (the US)
Coordinates: 39°04′45″N 85°43′03″W / 39.07917°N 85.71750°W / 39.07917; -85.71750Coordinates: 39°04′45″N 85°43′03″W / 39.07917°N 85.71750°W / 39.07917; -85.71750
Country United States
State Indiana
County Jennings
Township Geneva
Area
 • Total 1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
 • Land 1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2)
 • Water 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation[1] 679 ft (207 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 153
 • Density 133/sq mi (51.5/km2)
ZIP code 47273
Area code(s) 812
FIPS code 18-68328[2]
GNIS feature ID 443126

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]

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 / 39.07917°N 85.71750°W / 39.07917; -85.71750, 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. ↑ "American FactFinder". 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. 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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