Welcome to Spencer ...

The city of Spencer is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Spencer has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spencer has a population of 32 people<3> (see below for details).

Spencer is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Spencer is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Spencer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Spencer: (208) & (986)<5>

The ZIP code for Spencer: 83446<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spencer had an population of 32 people. This is a decrease of 13.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spencer had a population of 37 people. This makes Spencer the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 37 people, the population of Spencer decreased 2.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 38 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spencer.

Communities Also Named Spencer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Spencer - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (4), Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spencer.

Communities near Spencer ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Spencer.

• Dubois
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubois
  • Dubois is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubois <7>
• Kilgore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Clark County
• Monida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monida
  • Monida is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
• Lakeview
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
• Lima
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
  • Lima is located in Beaverhead County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <7>
• Hamer
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
  • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Spencer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spencer.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spencer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spencer.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spencer. See our Newspapers Page for Spencer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spencer ...

Looking for more information about Spencer? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spencer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spencer.

Adding Spencer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spencer in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Spencer was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Spencer mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spencer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spencer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/