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Spencer Stats

Statistics About Spencer Indiana
(sources:  American FactFinder)

Founded:  1820, Named for Captain Spier Spencer who was killed on November 11, 1811, in the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Location:  39° 17′ 13″ N, 86° 45′ 51″ W
Elevation:  561 feet/171 meters

Temperature:
Average  54
Range –  27° in January to 76° in July
Precipitation:  43 inches (yearly average)

Population: 2,217 (2010 census)
In 1920, according to the Decennial Census, Spencer was the Center of Population for the United States.

Average age:  39.7 (2010-2014 estimated)
Median Household Income:  $32,277 (1999)

Employment (top five, 2012 Business owners survey)
Number of Companies in Spencer: 434
Manufacturing –  58.4%
Retail Trade – 19.6%
Health care and Social Assistance – 12.1%
Professional, Scientific, Management – 6.5%
Finance and Insurance – 6.4%

Employers (top five, no particular order):
Boston Scientific Corporation
Spencer Owen Community School Corporation
Cook Urological, Inc.
Owen County
Babbs Supermarket, Inc.