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Population (year 2000): 1,932. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,833 (-5.1% change)
Males: 941 (48.7%), Females: 991 (51.3%)
Marathon County
Zip code:
54479
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $40,665 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,800 (year 2000)
Races in Spencer:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (67.5%), Norwegian (11.0%),
Irish (7.6%), Polish (6.1%), French (3.7%), English (3.6%).
Elevation: 1310 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Spencer
- High school or higher: 82.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Spencer village
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 8.3%
- Divorced: 10.9%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +154 (+8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Spencer:
- NORWOOD HEALTH CTR 211 (about 11 miles; MARSHFIELD,
WI)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 26 miles; NEILLSVILLE,
WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Spencer:
- CENTRAL WISCONSIN (about 44 miles; MOSINEE, WI; ID:
CWA)
- VOLK FIELD (about 57 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 83 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Spencer:
- MARSHFIELD MUNI (about 12 miles; MARSHFIELD, WI; ID:
MFI)
- NEILLSVILLE MUNI (about 20 miles; NEILLSVILLE, WI;
ID: VIQ)
- TAYLOR COUNTY (about 24 miles; MEDFORD, WI; ID: MDZ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Spencer:
- NORTHCENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
WAUSAU, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,039)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT (about 54
miles; STEVENS POINT, WI; FT enrollment: 8,083)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 82 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 92 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; WINONA,
MN; FT enrollment: 6,568)
Public high school in Spencer:
- SPENCER HI (Students: 281; Location: 300
SCHOOL ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Spencer:
- SPENCER EL (Students: 538; Location: 300
SCHOOL ST; Grades: PK - 08)
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