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Spencer, South Dakota

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(Lawrence County)

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The city of Spencer is located in McCook County.

Spencer is 420 feet [128.02 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Spencer can be found in:

	Alabama	Missouri
	Arkansas (historic ^<2>)	Nebraska
	Colorado	Nevada (historic)
	Idaho	New York
	Illinois	North Carolina
	Indiana	Ohio (historic)
	Iowa	Oklahoma
	Kansas	Tennessee
	Kentucky	Virginia
	Louisiana	West Virginia
	Massachusetts	Wisconsin
	Michigan	Wyoming
	Mississippi

At the time of the 2000 Census, Spencer had a population of 157 people ^<3> (or 2.68% of the total population of McCook County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Spencer had a population of 151 people. This is a decrease of 3.82% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Spencer.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	151	-3.82%	-2.58% since 2007
2007	155	-1.27%	+1.97% since 2006
2006	152	-3.18%	-1.3% since 2005
2005	154	-1.91%
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2000	157	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Alexandria	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	650	15.45% increase
Bridgewater	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	557	8.24% decrease
Canistota	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	656	6.29% decrease
Canova	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	118	15.71% decrease
Dolton	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	38	7.32% decrease
Emery	S	8 mi [12.87 km]	506	15.26% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Spencer.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
South Dakota ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spencer - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spencer, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Spencer. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Spencer and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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