Owen County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
Ozone
PM2.5
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2005 was 20.6. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.3 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Spencer and their reported violations in the past:
BEAN BLOSSOM-PATRICKSBURG WATER COMPANY (Population served: 8640, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (APR-14-1997)
SPENCER CONSERVATION CLUB (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 20 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 6 regular monitoring violations
PINE WOODS 9-HOLE GOLF COURSE (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-06-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-06-2005), St Boil Water Order (SEP-06-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-30-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-30-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-06-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
SHILOH WESLEY CHAPEL CHURCH (Population served: 60, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-20-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-20-2005), St Boil Water Order (OCT-20-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-23-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-23-2005), St Boil Water Order (SEP-23-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-22-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-22-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- 12 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
OWEN & SONS LAKE CAMP (Population served: 32, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-25-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-25-2002)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-12-1999), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-12-1999)
- 24 routine major monitoring violations
- 5 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Spencer that have no violations reported:
- TIMBER RIDGE CAMPGROUND (Population served: 125, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.9%
(19.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 96.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 78.3% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.2 people | | Indiana: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 60.5% | | Whole state: | 68.6% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.3% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spencer, IN
People in group quarters in Spencer:
- 52 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 16 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Spencer compared to Indiana state average:
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Spencer (2011 data):
- Owen County State Bank: at 201 West Morgan Street, branch established on 01/01/1934; East Morgan Street Branch at 524 East Morgan Street, branch established on 11/17/1989. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $17.9 mil, Deposits: $14.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Owen Financial Corporation
- Owen Community Bank, s.b.: Owen Community Bank, S.B. at 279 East Morgan Street, branch established on 01/01/1911. Info updated 11/19/2008: Bank assets: $7.2 mil, Deposits: $4.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization
- The Peoples State Bank: Spencer Branch at 304 Morgan Street, branch established on 12/22/1987. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $18.6 mil, Deposits: $16.0 mil, headquarters in Ellettsville, IN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Ellettsville Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Spencer, Indiana:
- Patriot Inn, 10 S Crane St, Spencer, IN 47460
, Phone: (812) 829-0400
- Canyon Inn MC Cormick's Creek, PO Box 71, Spencer, IN 47460
, Phone: (812) 829-4881, Fax: (812) 829-1467
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Spencer, Indiana
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (65%)
- Electricity (30%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Owen County Indiana:
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Religion statistics for Spencer:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 26.08%
| Here |  | 26.1% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | United Methodist Church | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Church of the Nazarene |
| Adherents | 21.4% | 18.2% | 15.2% | 8.8% | 8.4% |
| Congregations | 15.6% | 8.9% | 20.0% | 2.2% | 11.1% |
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| Name | Churches of Christ | Catholic Church | Separate Baptists in Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Other |
| Adherents | 6.3% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 9.9% |
| Congregations | 11.1% | 2.2% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 20.0% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Owen County: | 0.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 1.73 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | Owen County: | 1.34 / 10,000 pop. | | Indiana: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5 | Owen County: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.57 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 9 | Here: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.78 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 9.4% | | Indiana: | 9.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | Owen County: | 29.6% | | Indiana: | 29.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 13.6% | | State: | 14.3% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $2,837 | $34,044 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
7 | $20,400 | $34,971 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $1,700 | $20,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $14,263 | $34,231 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $9,520 | $38,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $510 |
| Totals for Government |
17 | $48,720 | $34,391 | 1 | $510 |
Spencer government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0 ($0.00)
- Charges - Sewerage: $458,000 ($186.33)
Parking Facilities: $17,000 ($6.92)
- Current Operations - General - Other: $570,000 ($231.90)
Sewerage: $276,000 ($112.29)
Regular Highways: $106,000 ($43.12)
Parking Facilities: $24,000 ($9.76)
Police Protection: $5,000 ($2.03)
Central Staff Services: $1,000 ($0.41)
- General - Interest on Debt: $109,000 ($44.34)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $215,000 ($87.47)
All Other: $67,000 ($27.26)
Highways: $20,000 ($8.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,819,000 ($740.03)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $0 ($0.00)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,739,000 ($707.49)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $80,000 ($32.55)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $40,000 ($16.27)
Interest Earnings: $16,000 ($6.51)
Rents: $12,000 ($4.88)
Property Sale Other: $2,000 ($0.81)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $15,000 ($6.10)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $432,000 ($175.75)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $110,000 ($44.75)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $88,000 ($35.80)
Highways: $73,000 ($29.70)
All Other: $5,000 ($2.03)
Public Welfare: $4,000 ($1.63)
- Tax - Property: $433,000 ($176.16)
NEC: $21,000 ($8.54)
Public Utilities: $16,000 ($6.51)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $624,000 ($253.86)
7.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,456 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.24% | | Indiana average: | 6.54% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,226 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.35% | | Indiana average: | 6.56% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Spencer:
- WGCL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC,)
- WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPFR (1480 AM; 5 kW; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WXLW (950 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN)
- WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTLC (1310 AM; 5 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: RADIO ONE OF INDIANA, LLC)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spencer:
- WHCC (105.1 FM; ELLETTSVILLE, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
- WSKT (92.7 FM; SPENCER, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WFIU (103.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WVNI (95.1 FM; NASHVILLE, IN; Owner: BROWN COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WCBK-FM (102.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, IN; Owner: MID-AMERICA RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTTS (92.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WBWB (96.7 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, L.P.)
- WFHB (91.3 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: BLOOMINGTON COMMUNITY RADIO INC)
- W240AT (95.9 FM; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: SARKES TARZIAN, INC.)
- WSPM (89.1 FM; CLOVERDALE, IN; Owner: HOOSIER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
TV broadcast stations around Spencer:
- WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
- WTTV (Channel 4; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCAST HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTWO (Channel 2; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF THE MIDWEST, INC.)
- WCLJ (Channel 42; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING OF INDIANA, INC.)
- WIPX (Channel 63; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: PAXSON INDIANAPOLIS LICENSE, INC.)
- WBAK-TV (Channel 38; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: INDIANA BROADCASTING PARTNERS)
- WTHI-TV (Channel 10; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Spencer, Indiana:
- Fatal accident count: 13
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 23
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 13
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 34
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Indiana average:
- Fatal accident count: 107
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 165
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 34
- Fatalities: 117
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 269
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 11
See more detailed statistics of Spencer fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $1,851,000
Total average daily traffic: 9,284
Total average daily truck traffic: 454
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 13,055
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Spencer)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 63 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Spencer, IN)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 5 - SPENCER V003, Rt 6, 1 Mi N Of (Lat: 39.301111 Lon: -86.760833), Type: Mast, Structure height: 103.9 m, Overall height: 109.4 m, Call Sign: WMR873
Assigned Frequencies: 6345.49 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6375.14 MHz Grant Date: 02/13/2001, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011, Cancellation Date: 01/08/2009, Certifier: Carol L Tacker
Registrant: Cingular Wireless LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive Ms A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7506, Fax: (469) 229-7295, Email:
- Various Locations (Lat: 39.283361 Lon: -86.783333), Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNE604
Assigned Frequencies: 956.418 MHz Grant Date: 04/11/1997, Expiration Date: 04/11/2002, Cancellation Date: 07/14/2002
Registrant: Phone: (812) 829-2283 - JAIL, 291 Vandalia Ave (Lat: 39.288639 Lon: -86.773472), Structure height: 22.9 m, Call Sign: WPOS444
Assigned Frequencies: 23175.0 MHz Grant Date: 04/02/2009, Expiration Date: 02/16/2019
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
- COURTHOUSE, Owen County Courthouse (Lat: 39.285306 Lon: -86.762389), Structure height: 27.4 m, Call Sign: WPOS445
Assigned Frequencies: 21975.0 MHz Grant Date: 02/16/1999, Expiration Date: 02/16/2009, Cancellation Date: 04/18/2009
Registrant: Phone: (603) 362-5977 - CUNOT TOWER, Ponderosa Road (Lat: 39.412722 Lon: -86.814639), Type: Tower, Structure height: 54.9 m, Call Sign: WQIG945, Licensee ID: L00036747
Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6226.89 MHz Grant Date: 02/07/2008, Expiration Date: 02/07/2018, Certifier: Phil Mattison
Registrant: South Central Indiana Remc, 300 Morton Ave, Martinsville, IN 46151, Phone: (765) 352-4746, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 62 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Spencer)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 13 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Spencer)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Spencer, IN
| Most common first names in Spencer, IN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Mary | 82 | 80.0 years |
| Robert | 77 | 69.1 years |
| James | 68 | 71.5 years |
| Charles | 62 | 76.6 years |
| William | 55 | 77.3 years |
| John | 51 | 77.6 years |
| Ruth | 41 | 83.0 years |
| Helen | 35 | 83.5 years |
| Donald | 30 | 67.1 years |
| Richard | 28 | 67.8 years |
| Most common last names in Spencer, IN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Smith | 39 | 75.2 years |
| Johnson | 29 | 76.5 years |
| Franklin | 29 | 77.0 years |
| Miller | 27 | 76.4 years |
| White | 23 | 78.3 years |
| Freeman | 22 | 74.9 years |
| Edwards | 21 | 78.1 years |
| Wood | 20 | 73.9 years |
| Williams | 18 | 77.6 years |
| Clark | 17 | 75.5 years |
| Businesses in Spencer, IN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| Burger King | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | YMCA | 1 |
- #3 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Miscellaneous manufacturing"
- #29 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse"
- #73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides"
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