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Population (year 2000): 11,317. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,117 (-1.8% change)
Males: 5,296 (46.8%), Females: 6,021 (53.2%)
Clay County
Zip code:
51301
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $32,970 (year 2000)
Median house value: $80,900 (year 2000)
Races in Spencer:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (41.7%), Norwegian (10.3%),
Irish (9.9%), Dutch (8.7%), English (8.0%), Swedish (5.4%).
Elevation: 1321 feet
Land area: 10.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spencer
- High school or higher: 87.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 11.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spencer city
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 10.8%
2.4% Foreign born (1.1% Latin America, 0.9%
Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +66 (+0.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Spencer:
- SPENCER MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (114 EAST 12TH
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:
- DICKINSON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
SPIRIT LAKE, IA)
- AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL (about 29 miles;
ESTHERVILLE, IA)
- PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 32 miles;
EMMETSBURG, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spencer:
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 79 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 100 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; ID: SUX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 114 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD;
ID: FSD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:
- SPENCER MUNI (about 4 miles; SPENCER, IA; ID: SPW)
- FULLER (about 12 miles; MILFORD, IA; ID: 4D8)
- SPIRIT LAKE MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; SPIRIT LAKE,
IA; ID: 0F3)
College/University in Spencer:
- STOREYS SCHOOL OF TAXIDERMY (Location: 2450
HWY 18E; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spencer:
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,524)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 97 miles;
SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 105
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 106 miles;
MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 115 miles; ST
PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
Public high school in Spencer:
- SPENCER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 708; Location:
800 E 3RD ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spencer:
- SPENCER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 394;
Location: 104 E 4TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- JOHNSON ELEMENTARY (Students: 344; Location:
724 W. 9TH ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
- FAIRVIEW PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
331; Location: 1508 5TH AVE E; Grades: KG - 06)
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 293;
Location: 615 4TH AVE SW; Grades: KG - 06)
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 50;
Location: 411 E 10TH ST; Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle school in Spencer:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
170; Location: BOX 817; Grades: KG - 6)
Library in Spencer:
- SPENCER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$358,959; Location: 21 E. 3RD ST.; 45,961 books; 1,886
audio materials; 562 video materials; 219 serial
subscriptions)
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