Scipio

History

Scipio was settled in 1859. Early names included Round Valley and Graball, but it was eventually named for Scipio Africanus Kenner, a young lawyer who helped the pioneers to obtain legal title to the land. In 1861, George A. Smith organized a branch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the town. A Fort Scipio also existed here at one time. There are several pioneer-style homes in the town. Several houses are found on the National Register of Historic Places. They include the Peter Quarnberg House, the Merien and Rosabelle Robins House, the Thuesen-Petersen House and the Pharo Village (a Fremont site) south of Scipio. Also on the Historic Register is the Scipio Town Hall built in 1935 which includes a museum for the family, D.U.P. and a Senior Citizens Center. The Scipio Town Hall was intended for use as a town hall and as a meeting place for all civic and political functions in the community.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. It lies in the oval-shaped Round Valley, south-southwest of Nephi, at the junction of Interstate 15 (I‑15) and U.S. Route 50 (US‑50). The nearest town, approximately southwest on I‑15, is Holden. About south-southeast are the towns of Redmond, Salina, and Aurora. About halfway between Scipio and Salina is Lake Scipio, on the west side of US‑50. To the east lie the Valley Mountains, with the highest peak reaching around . To the south are the Pahvant Mountains, which rise above . According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Scipio has a hot-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Scipio was on July 18, 1998, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 9, 1937 and January 22, 1937. |source 2 = National Weather Service }}

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Common Raven

  Corvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  325
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  191
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  156
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  152
• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  140
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  131
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  103
• American White Pelican

  Pelecanus erythrorhynchos Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  102

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