Scio (/ˈsaɪoʊ/ SY-oh) is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States.

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

[9] Resident Lawrence William Moore shot 20 people, killing 5, at the Oregon Museum Tavern in nearby Salem on May 7, 1981.

[10] In September 2008, the Animal Liberation Front released 215 minks from the S&N Fur Farm, with 177 later captured by the ranch.

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

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

[13] Scio lies at en elevation of 317 feet above sea level.

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F (22.0 °C).

[18] Law enforcement is through a contract with the Linn County Sheriff's Office.

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.