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Population (year 2000): 2,508. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,549 (+1.6% change)
Males: 1,139 (45.4%), Females: 1,369 (54.6%)
Owen County
Zip code:
47460
Median resident age: 38.7 years
Median household income: $28,664 (year 2000)
Median house value: $78,400 (year 2000)
Races in Spencer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.6%), United States
(15.9%), Irish (14.0%), English (8.8%), Scottish (2.4%), Dutch
(1.9%).
Elevation: 566 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spencer
- High school or higher: 72.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spencer town
- Never married: 21.9%
- Now married: 49.2%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 17.0%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -141 (-5.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:
- MEADOWS HOSPITAL,THE (about 16 miles; BLOOMINGTON,
IN)
- BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE SYS (about 20
miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN)
- SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL-BLOOMINGTON (about 20
miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spencer:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 15 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID:
BMG)
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 39
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; ID: HUF)
- INDIANAPOLIS INTL (about 45 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN;
ID: IND)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:
- PAM'S PLACE (about 16 miles; EMINENCE, IN; ID: 78I)
- PUTNAM COUNTY (about 23 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; ID:
4I7)
- SHAWNEE FIELD (about 24 miles; BLOOMFIELD, IN; ID:
1I3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spencer:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 19 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN;
FT enrollment: 2,197)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 45
miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,099)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
- UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS (about 52 miles;
INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 2,784)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-CENTRAL INDIANA (about 53
miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment: 3,397)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY-INDIANAPOLIS
(about 55 miles; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; FT enrollment:
19,818)
Public high school in Spencer:
- OWEN VALLEY COMMUNITY HS (Students: 904;
Location: RR 4 BOX 13; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Spencer:
- LA CAMPAGNE CHRISTIAN PREP SCH (Students: 41;
Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spencer:
- SPENCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 691;
Location: 151 HILLSIDE AVE; Grades: PK - 06)
- OWEN VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 550;
Location: RR 4 BOX 12; Grades: 07 - 08)
- MCCORMICK'S CREEK ELEM SCH (Students: 495;
Location: 1601 FLATWOODS RD; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Spencer:
- OWEN COUNTY PL (Operating income: $581,986;
Location: 10 S MONTGOMERY; 54,965 books; 1,908 audio
materials; 2,747 video materials; 180 serial
subscriptions)
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