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Welcome to Spencer County ...

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

The community of Rockport is the Seat for Spencer County.

Spencer County was founded January 10, 1818. Spencer was created by taking area from Perry and Warrick Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Spencer had a population of 20,277 people. This is a decrease of 3.05% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,915 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spencer represented 0.32% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Spencer County:

  • Chrisney
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dale is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <2>
  • Gentryville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Grandview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Richland
    • Richland is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Rockport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rockport is located in Spencer County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <2>
  • Santa Claus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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