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Population (year 2000): 1,713. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,694 (-1.1% change)
Males: 823 (48.0%), Females: 890 (52.0%)
Van Buren County
Zip code:
38585
Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $25,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $54,100 (year 2000)
Races in Spencer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), Irish (9.2%),
English (6.2%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%), Dutch
(1.1%).
Elevation: 1820 feet
Land area: 6.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spencer
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spencer town
- Never married: 14.6%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 15.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +587 (+52.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:
- WHITE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SPARTA, TN)
- ERLANGER BLEDSOE HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
PIKEVILLE, TN)
- RIVER PARK HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; MC MINNVILLE,
TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spencer:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 52 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- SMYRNA (about 76 miles; SMYRNA, TN; ID: MQY)
- NASHVILLE INTL (about 88 miles; NASHVILLE, TN; ID:
BNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:
- UPPER CUMBERLAND RGNL (about 22 miles; SPARTA, TN;
ID: SRB)
- WARREN COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; MC
MINNVILLE, TN; ID: RNC)
- SMITHVILLE MUNI (about 29 miles; SMITHVILLE, TN; ID:
0A3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spencer:
- TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles;
COOKEVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 7,204)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
49 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 50
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT
enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
Tullahoma, TN; FT enrollment: 2,256)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
Private high schools in Spencer:
- FAITH TRINITY ACADEMY (Students: 17;
Location: HIGHWAY 111; Grades: PK - 12)
- PINELAND GOSPEL ACADEMY (Students: 15;
Location: HC 69 BOX 570; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Spencer:
- VAN BUREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 419;
Location: SPARTA STREET; Grades: 06 - 12)
- SPENCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 365;
Location: SPARTA STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Spencer:
- BURRITT MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$25,400; Location: HIGHWAY 30 N; 8,881 books; 172 audio
materials; 395 video materials; 21 serial subscriptions)
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