Scio, Oregon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scio, Oregon
City
Storefronts on Main Street in Scio
Location in Oregon
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Linn
Incorporated	1866
Area
• Total	0.43 sq mi (1.13 km2)
• Land	0.43 sq mi (1.13 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	312 ft (95 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	956
• Density	2,197.70/sq mi (849.42/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (Pacific)
ZIP code	97374
Area code(s)	503
FIPS code	41-65650
GNIS feature ID	2411840

Scio (/ˈsaɪoʊ/ SY-oh) is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 838 at the 2010 census.

History

Oregon Geographic Names suggests that Scio was named by one of the original residents, William McKinney, who, with Henry L. Turner, set up a flour mill at the new town. Turner suggested McKinney come up with a name for the place, and McKinney used the name of his former home, Scio, Ohio.

The Ohio village is, in turn, named for a Greek island called Chios; the Italian version of the name is Scio.

Post office in Scio

Scio post office, headed by postmaster Euphronius Wheeler, was established on October 3, 1860.

Thomas Creek, which flows through the city, was named for Frederick Thomas, who obtained a Donation Land Claim and settled on the banks of the creek in 1846.

A flood in January 2012 caused significant property damage in Scio and the surrounding area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km²), all land.

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Scio has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

Scio library and city building

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 838 people, 306 households, and 225 families living in the city. The population density was 2,205.3 inhabitants per square mile (851.5/km²). There were 324 housing units at an average density of 852.6 per square mile (329.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.4% White, 0.4% African American, 1.8% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 2.0% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population.

There were 306 households, of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.5% were non-families. 20.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18.

The median age in the city was 34.8 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.5% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 14% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.8% male and 50.2% female.

Points of interest

Scio refers to itself as the "Covered Bridge Capital of the West." There are five bridges as part of its Covered Bridge Tour out of a total of eight in Linn County. Scio is also home to the ZCBJ Hall, a lodge built on beside Thomas Creek in 1922 by the large Czechoslovakian population then living in the area. Now owned by the Linn County Lamb and Wool Fair, the lodge is used for community events and rented out for private events such as weddings.

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  Welcome sign

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  Southern entrance to Scio, Oregon, at Hwy 226 and Gilkey Rd.

See also

In Spanish: Scio (Oregón) para niños