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Census Data for Spencer

As far as we can tell, Spencer has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Spencer, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Hull
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Plainville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hannibal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Payson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • New Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • New Canton is located in Pike County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Barry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Ashburn
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashburn is located in Pike County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn
  • Liberty
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Palmyra
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rensselaer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
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Pike County ...

Spencer is located in Pike County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Pike County.

Miscellaneous Information for Spencer ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Pike County or the community of Spencer:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Spencer:
    • GNIS ID for Spencer: 423197
    • GNIS ID for Pike County: 1784941
    • GNIS ID for State of Illinois: 1779784
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 17 (Illinois)
    • County Code: 149 (Pike County)
    • Place Code: 71495 (Spencer)
    • State & County Code: 17/149 (Illinois / Pike County)
    • State & Place Code: 17/71495 (Illinois / Spencer)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Spencer is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Spencer.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.