| Official Name: | Scipio Township, Michigan |
| Settlement Type: | Civil township |
| Pushpin Map: | Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Label: | Scipio Township |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States |
| Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Michigan |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hillsdale |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Supervisor |
| Leader Name: | Todd Miller |
| Leader Title1: | Clerk |
| Leader Name1: | Judy Leedy |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1836 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 76.28 |
| Area Land Km2: | 75.65 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.62 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.45 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 29.21 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.24 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1902 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 65.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 326 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1070 |
| Coordinates: | 42.0364°N -84.6611°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 49250 (Jonesville) 49252 (Litchfield) 49258 (Mosherville) |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 26-71980[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1627052 |
Scipio Township is a civil township of Hillsdale County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,902 at the 2020 census.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 29.45sqmi, of which 29.21sqmi is land and 0.24sqmi (0.81%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,822 people, 619 households, and 487 families residing in the township. The population density was 62.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 660 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km). The racial makeup of the township was 97.37% White, 0.22% African American, 0.77% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.
There were 619 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the township the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $42,361, and the median income for a family was $47,065. Males had a median income of $32,008 versus $23,850 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,427. About 6.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.9% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.
The township is served by two separate public school district. The majority of the township is served by Jonesville Community Schools to the south in Jonesville. A small portion of the northwest corner of the township is served by Litchfield Community Schools to the west in Litchfield.[4]