Welcome to Spencer ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spencer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spencer has a population of 3,972 people<3> (see below for details).

Spencer is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Spencer lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spencer had an population of 3,972 people. This is an increase of 1.53% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spencer had a population of 3,912 people. This makes Spencer the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Spencer represents 0.1% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 90th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,912 people, the population of Spencer increased 4.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,746 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, Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (4), 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 10 communities that are near Spencer.

• Oklahoma City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma City
  • Oklahoma City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oklahoma City <5>
• Edmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
  • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <5>
• Moore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Del City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del City
  • Del City is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del City <5>
• Bethany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <5>
• Choctaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
  • Choctaw is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Choctaw <5>
• Warr Acres
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
  • Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <5>
• The Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
  • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
• Harrah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrah
  • Harrah is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrah <5>
• McLoud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLoud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
  • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We created 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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spencer post office opened in 1903.

We also found Spencer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

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 Oklahoma County: www.oklahomacounty.org/

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/