Scipio, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Scipio, Indiana
Pushpin Map:Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Scipio
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jennings
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Geneva
Area Total Km2:3.03
Area Land Km2:2.97
Area Water Km2:0.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:197
Population Density Km2:66.25
Coordinates:39.0772°N -85.7161°W
Elevation Ft:669
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47273
Area Code:812
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:18-68328[1]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2587024
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.17
Area Land Sq Mi:1.15
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population Density Sq Mi:171.60

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 the center of Geneva Township. Indiana State Road 7 passes through the center of the community, leading southeast 7miles to North Vernon and northwest to Columbus.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Scipio CDP has a total area of 3sqkm, of which 0.05sqkm, 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

References

  1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  2. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Scipio CDP, Indiana. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. May 18, 2018. https://archive.today/20200213094118/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868328. February 13, 2020. dead.
  4. Book: Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial . Turner Publishing Company . Jennings Co. Historical Society . 1999 . 66. 9781563115219 .