Scipio, Indiana

For the place in Franklin County, see Scipio, Franklin County, Indiana.

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.^[4]

Scipio, Indiana
Census-designated place
Location of Scipio in Jennings County, Indiana
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Coordinates: 39°04′38″N 85°42′58″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Jennings
Township	Geneva
Area [1]
• Total	1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
• Land	1.15 sq mi (2.97 km2)
• Water	0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation [2]	669 ft (204 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	197
• Density	171.6/sq mi (66.25/km2)
ZIP code	47273
Area code	812
FIPS code	18-68328[3]
GNIS feature ID	2587024[2]

History

Scipio was laid out in 1839 and named for Scipio Africanus.^[5]

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 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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	197		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]