Scipio, Indiana
{{For|the place in Franklin County|Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana}}
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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Jennings
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name3 = Geneva
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|area_total_km2 = 3.03
|area_land_km2 = 2.97
|area_water_km2 = 0.05
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|population_total = 197
|population_density_km2 = 66.25
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|postal_code = 47273
|area_code = 812
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|blank_info = 18-68328{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}
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|area_total_sq_mi = 1.17
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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.{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868328| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Scipio CDP, Indiana| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=May 18, 2018| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213094118/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1868328| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}
History
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 {{convert|7|mi|0}} to North Vernon and northwest {{convert|14|mi}} to Columbus.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Scipio CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.05|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, 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
{{US Census population
|align=left|2020= 197
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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References
{{Jennings County, Indiana}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Jennings County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Census-designated places in Jennings County, Indiana
Category:Census-designated places in Indiana
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