Scipio, Indiana
Scipio, Indiana | |
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 Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana | |
  Scipio  Scipio | |
| Coordinates: 39°04′45″N 85°43′03″W / 39.07917°N 85.71750°W | |
| 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 | 679 ft (207 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 153 |
| • Density | 133/sq mi (51.5/km2) |
| ZIP code | 47273 |
| Area code | 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, 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
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| U.S. Decennial Census[5] | |||
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Scipio CDP, Indiana". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ Jennings Co. Historical Society (1999). Jennings Co., Indiana - Pictorial. Turner Publishing Company. p. 66.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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