Spencer, Iowa
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 Location in Iowa
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1871 (created) 1892 (incorporated) |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Iowa |
| County : | Clay County |
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 8 ′ N , 95 ° 9 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 11,233 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 387.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 28.96 km 2 (approx. 11 mi 2 ) |
| Height : | 402 m |
| Postal code : | 51301 |
| Area code : | +1 712 |
| FIPS : | 19-74280 |
| GNIS ID : | 465608 |
| Website : | www.spenceriowacity.com |
| Mayor : | Kevin Robinson |
Spencer is a town (with the status " City ") in the same time and administrative seat of Clay County in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 Spencer had a population of 11,233, which decreased to 11,045 by 2017.
The town of Spencer gained national fame through library hangover Dewey Readmore Books .
geography
Spencer is located in northwest Iowa at the confluence of the Ocheyedan River with the Little Sioux River , a left tributary of the Missouri .
The intersections of the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Minnesota and the states of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska on the Missouri are 153 km west-northwest and 166 km southwest.
The geographical coordinates of Spencer are 43 ° 08'29 "north latitude and 95 ° 08'40" west longitude. The city extends over an area of 28.96 km² and does not belong to any township.
Neighboring towns to Spencer are Fostoria (11.3 km north), Milford (20 km in the same direction), Dickens (12.4 km east), Ruthven (14.4 km in the same direction), Gillett Grove (23.7 km km southeast), Greenville (16.8 km south), Rossie (18.7 km south-southwest), Royal (20.3 km southwest), and Everly (11.6 km west).
The closest major cities are the Twin Cities in Minnesota ( Minneapolis and Saint Paul ) (321 km northeast), Rochester , Minnesota (306 km east-northeast), Waterloo (313 km east-southeast), Cedar Rapids (396 km in the same direction), Iowas Capital Des Moines (306 km southeast), Kansas City in Missouri (505 km south), Nebraska's largest city, Omaha (260 km south-southwest), Sioux City (156 km southwest) and South Dakota's largest city, Sioux Falls (166 km west-northwest).
traffic
US Highways 18 and 71 meet in Spencer . Iowa State Highway 3 crosses to the north of the urban area . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.
A Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) freight railway runs through the urban area of Spencer from west to east .
The Spencer Municipal Airport is located on the north-western outskirts of the city. The Great Lakes Airlines , which has been based here since it was founded, maintained a scheduled service to Des Moines until it moved to Cheyenne , Wyoming . Today the airfield is only used for general aviation and air taxi traffic as well as some military flight movements.
The nearest commercial airports are Des Moines International Airport (196 km southeast), Eppley Airfield in Omaha (157 km south-southwest), Sioux Gateway Airport in Sioux City (105 km southwest) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (116 km west-northwest).
| Population development | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 824 | - | |
| 1890 | 1813 | 120% | |
| 1900 | 3095 | 70.7% | |
| 1910 | 3005 | -2.9% | |
| 1920 | 4599 | 53% | |
| 1930 | 5019 | 9.1% | |
| 1940 | 6599 | 31.5% | |
| 1950 | 7446 | 12.8% | |
| 1960 | 8864 | 19% | |
| 1970 | 10,278 | 16% | |
| 1980 | 11,726 | 14.1% | |
| 1990 | 11,066 | -5.6% | |
| 2000 | 11,317 | 2.3% | |
| 2010 | 11,233 | -0.7% | |
| 2013 estimate | 11,150 | -0.7% | |
| 1880-2000 2010-2013 | |||
population
According to the 2010 census , Spencer had 11,233 people in 5,018 households. The population density was 387.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.19 people lived in 5018 households.
The racial the population was composed of 96.0 percent white, 0.5 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 1.3 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 3.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 57.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population were female.
The average annual income for a household was 44,815 USD . The per capita income was $ 29,588. 9.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ^ City of Spencer - Mayor and Council. Retrieved April 5, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c American Fact Finder. Retrieved October 15, 2018
- ^ Dewey Readmore Books. Retrieved December 7, 2014
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed December 7, 2014
- ↑ AirNav.com - Spencer Municipal Airport Accessed on December 7, 2014
- ↑ State Data Center of Iowa (PDF; 86 kB) Retrieved December 7, 2014