Spencer

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Spencer

Total population

312

Median home value

$82,500

12.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$58,667

Spencer$59k

National$74k

Elevation514 m

Land area1.35 km²

Coordinates42.88°, -98.70°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Spencer is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 408 at the 2020 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Bernie Scherer

American football player (1913-2004)

J

John C. Whitehorn

American psychiatric educator

R

Richard D. Johnson

American politician

Anthony F. Tuma

American Roman Catholic priest

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Nebraska

• Monowi
  19 mi away · pop. 2
• Emmet
  28.2 mi away · pop. 20
• O'Neill
  28.7 mi away · pop. 3,570
• Inman
  35.2 mi away · pop. 153
• Santee
  43.1 mi away · pop. 235
• Ewing
  46.3 mi away · pop. 372
• Chambers
  46.4 mi away · pop. 424
• Royal
  47.5 mi away · pop. 35
• Creighton
  49.3 mi away · pop. 1,222
• Springview
  53.2 mi away · pop. 217
• Neligh
  61.9 mi away
• Ainsworth
  63 mi away · pop. 1,697

Browse all places in Nebraska →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Spencer

Crime mapping case studies

Spencer Chainey · 2008

Trailsman 146

Robert J. Randisi · 1994

After utopia

Nicholas Spencer · 2006

Dramatic Allegory

Joanne Spencer Kantrowitz · 1974

Historic Photos of Omaha

Jeffrey Spencer · 2007

The Moroccan soul

Spencer D. Segalla · 2009

Empire and Catastrophe

Spencer D. Segalla · 2023

Building for the ages

Jeffrey S. Spencer · 2003

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Potato Creek, Jackson, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 176 mi
• Wildfire Needles, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-09-04 · 185 mi
• Wildfire Rancher fire, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 186 mi
• Wildfire XU Hill, Oglala Lakota, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 194 mi
• Wildfire Duhamel, Pennington, South Dakota
  Wildfires · 2026-07-29 · 209 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

annual buckwheat

Eriogonum annuum

Seen 2026-09-17

whitemouth dayflower

Commelina erecta

Seen 2026-09-17

Fourpoint Evening Primrose

Oenothera rhombipetala

Seen 2026-09-17

carolina lovegrass

Eragrostis pectinacea

Seen 2026-09-09

yellow foxtail

Setaria pumila

Seen 2026-09-09

American maple-leaved goosefoot

Chenopodiastrum simplex

Seen 2026-09-09

Wild Four o'Clock

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Seen 2026-09-09

tumble windmillgrass

Chloris verticillata

Seen 2026-09-08

Goldenrod Soldier Beetle

Chauliognathus pensylvanicus

Seen 2026-09-08

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-29 04:30 UTC.