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Notable locations in Spencer: Spencer Municipal Golf Course (A), Spencer Country Club (B), Spencer Campground (C), Spencer (D), Farmers Co-op Elevator Company Elevator (E), Clay County Fairground (F), Parker Historical Museum (G), Spencer Public Library (H), Spencer Police Department (I), Spencer Fire Department (J), Clay County Courthouse (K), Clay County Law Library (L), Clay County Sheriffs Office (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Southpark Mall (1), Gateway North Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Spencer include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Seventh Day Adventist Church (B), Hope Reformed Church (C), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (D), Assembly of God Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), First Christian Church (G), First Congregational Church (H), First English Lutheran Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Northlawn Memorial Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lake: Petes Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
River: Ocheyedan River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Spencer include: North School Park (1), Fairview Park (2), Sunset Park (3), Stolley Gravel Pit Park (4), East Leach Park (5), Waterway Park (6), Miracle on Fourth Street Playground (7), Oneota Park (8), First Post Office, Church, School Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Spencer Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Dial-A-Story (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 21 East 3rd Street), Clay County Fair Association Inc (Tours & Charters; 1401 4th Avenue West).
Hotels: Americinn Motel & Suites (1005 13th Street Southwest), Days Inn Spencer (102 11th Street Southwest), Super 8 Spencer IA (209 11th Street Southwest), Budget Inn Motel (1004 South Grand Avenue), Hotel (605 Grand Avenue), Super 8 Motel (209 11th Street Southwest).
Courts: Clay County - County Clerk Of Court (215 West 4th Street), Clay County - Magistrate Court (215 West 4th Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Spencer and their reported violations in the past:
IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER (Population served: 5072, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-18-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-09-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-23-2004)
IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER - LAKES AREA (Population served: 3712, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-23-2004), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-27-2004), St Public Notif received (FEB-02-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-14-2005)
DICKENS WATER WORKS (Population served: 202, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2001 and SEP-18-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (DEC-13-2001), St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2001), St Public Notif received (DEC-28-2001), St Compliance achieved (3 times from SEP-18-2002 to SEP-18-2002)
IOWA LAKES REGIONAL WATER - GRUVER (Population served: 126, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2000 and SEP-13-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St BCA signed (DEC-01-2003), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-02-2003), St Public Notif requested (DEC-02-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-26-2004), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-2004)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  9.5% | | Whole state: |  9.1% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 2.9% | | Whole state: | 3.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Spencer, IA
People in group quarters in Spencer
- 240 people in nursing homes
- 31 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 7 people in job corps and vocational training facilities
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Spencer compared to Iowa state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
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Banks with branches in Spencer (2009 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Spencer Branch at 126 Grand Avenue, branch established on 1927-09-01; Clay County Fair Branch at 1404 4th Avenue West, branch established on 2000-09-09. Info updated 2008-11-25: Bank assets: $261,775.6 mil, Deposits: $171,980.0 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2849 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- State Bank: at 728 Grand Avenue, branch established on 1944-05-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $52.9 mil, Deposits: $45.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Everly Bancorporation
- Farmers Trust and Savings Bank: Farmers Trust And Savings Bank at 125 West 4th Street, branch established on 1916-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $279.7 mil, Deposits: $230.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Easter Enterprises, Inc.
- Community State Bank: at 1812 Highway Boulevard, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $107.9 mil, Deposits: $87.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Community State Bancorporation
- Northwest Bank: at 101 West 5th Street, branch established on 1988-12-30. Info updated 2009-04-03: Bank assets: $756.3 mil, Deposits: $633.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, Holding Company: Northwest Financial Corp.
- Bank of America, National Association: Spencer Branch at 705 North Grand Avenue, branch established on 1927-01-01. Info updated 2008-11-07: Bank assets: $1,471,631.0 mil, Deposits: $954,677.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 6194 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
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2004 Presidential Election results in Clay County Iowa:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (75%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
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Religion statistics for Spencer
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | Reformed Church in America |
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| Adherents | 20.5% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 13.1% | 6.9% |
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| Congregations | 10.8% | 8.1% | 27.0% | 8.1% | 5.4% |
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| Name | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Non-Charismatic Churches Independent | Assemblies of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.6% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 6.1% |
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| Congregations | 8.1% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 24.3% |
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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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,505 | $45,030 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
7 | $27,788 | $47,637 | 1 | $673 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
19 | $76,179 | $48,113 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
8 | $20,446 | $30,669 | 1 | $1,251 |
| Firefighters |
5 | $17,816 | $42,758 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
13 | $42,628 | $39,349 | 0 | $0 |
| Hospitals |
391 | $1,413,783 | $43,390 | 147 | $282,216 |
| Solid Waste Management |
14 | $40,414 | $34,641 | 5 | $4,014 |
| Parks and Recreation |
2 | $8,874 | $53,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $11,484 | $45,936 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
34 | $124,013 | $43,769 | 1 | $660 |
| Local Libraries |
8 | $22,054 | $33,081 | 4 | $4,249 |
| Other and Unallocable |
21 | $69,497 | $39,713 | 8 | $6,505 |
| Totals for Government |
527 | $1,882,481 | $42,865 | 167 | $299,568 |
Spencer government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,112,000
- Charges - Hospital Public: $50,191,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $5,094,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,321,000
Sewerage: $1,472,000
Parks and Recreation: $548,000
All Other: $174,000
Air Transportation: $174,000
Regular Highways: $92,000
- Construction - Electric Utilities: $5,917,000
Water Utilities: $651,000
Solid Waste Management: $407,000
Sewerage: $208,000
Regular Highways: $67,000
Libraries: $15,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,000
- Current Operations - Hospitals: $47,347,000
Electric Utilities: $10,099,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $4,391,000
Solid Waste Management: $2,133,000
Police Protection: $1,749,000
General - Other: $1,141,000
Financial Administration: $1,113,000
Regular Highways: $1,085,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,060,000
Sewerage: $980,000
Water Utilities: $833,000
Libraries: $472,000
Local Fire Protection: $412,000
Air Transportation: $116,000
General Public Buildings: $46,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Central Staff Services: $39,000
Health - Other: $14,000
- DISCONTINUED for 2005 (Formerly: Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue): $1,445,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $356,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $288,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,544,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $573,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,795,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $350,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $4,060,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,502,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,941,000
Rents: $1,489,000
Special Assessments: $582,000
Sale of Property: $161,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $51,161,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,101,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $363,000
Electric Utilities: $284,000
General - Other: $173,000
Regular Highways: $95,000
Water Utilities: $11,000
Financial Administration: $5,000
Police Protection: $4,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $55,609,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $8,881,000
Water Utilities: $899,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $2,880,000
End of Fiscal Year: $2,880,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,496,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $948,000
All Other: $427,000
- Tax - Property: $4,006,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $1,354,000
Other Selective Sales: $126,000
Public Utilities Sales: $85,000
Other License: $80,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $22,317,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $46,000
6.08% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,922 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.08% | | Iowa average: | 6.30% |
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:
6.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,655 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.55% | | Iowa average: | 6.47% |
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:
- KICD (1240 AM; 1 kW; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KXRB (1000 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD)
- KSOO (1140 AM; 10 kW; SIOUX FALLS, SD; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Spencer:
- K220HY (91.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- KICD-FM (107.7 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KLLT (104.9 FM; SPENCER, IA; Owner: SAGA COMMUNICATIONS OF IOWA, LLC)
- KOJI (90.7 FM; OKOBOJI, IA; Owner: WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- KUOO (103.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KTFG (102.9 FM; SIOUX RAPIDS, IA; Owner: DONALD A. SWANSON)
- KDWD (100.1 FM; EMMETSBURG, IA; Owner: JIM DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KUQQ (102.1 FM; MILFORD, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KJIA (88.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING INC)
- KTPR (91.1 FM; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
- KILR-FM (95.9 FM; ESTHERVILLE, IA; Owner: JACOBSON BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- K210CG (89.9 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
- K249DL (97.7 FM; SPIRIT LAKE, IA; Owner: LAKES AREA CHRISTIAN RADIO)
TV broadcast stations around Spencer:
- K55FL (Channel 55; SPENCER, IA; Owner: WAITT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTIN (Channel 21; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: IOWA PUBLIC BROADCASTING BOARD)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Spencer fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Spencer)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Spencer, IA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 20 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4- 2600 N Hiway Blvd, Overall height: 22.6 m, Call Sign: WMV312
Assigned Frequencies : 947.000 MHz
Grant Date: 09/21/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 5028 Wisconsin Avenue, Nw, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20016, Phone: (202) 363-4050, Fax: (202) 363-4266, Email:
- SPENCER, 100 W Fifth St, Overall height: 48.2 m, Call Sign: WCU335
Assigned Frequencies : 6137.92 MHz
Grant Date: 06/17/1992, Expiration Date: 08/01/2000, Cancelation Date: 04/27/1998
Registrant: U S West Communications Inc, 700 West Mineral Ave Rm Co G1.24, Littleton, CO 80120 - KDWD Studio, 2303 West 18th Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WLD927
Assigned Frequencies : 950.125 MHz
Grant Date: 05/23/1985, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: Graham Brock, Inc., St. Simons Island, GA 31522, Phone: (912) 638-8028, Fax: (912) 638-7722, Email:
- 316 11th St. Sw Plaza, Overall height: 18.3 m, Call Sign: WLF675
Assigned Frequencies : 946.000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/11/1986, Expiration Date: 02/01/2013
Registrant: Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C., 5028 Wisconsin Avenue, Nw, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20016, Phone: (202) 363-4050, Fax: (202) 363-4266, Email:
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 2- Spencer Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WEP6, Licensee ID: L00009312
Assigned Frequencies : 128.925 MHz
Grant Date: 03/19/2001, Expiration Date: 03/28/2006, Cancelation Date: 05/01/2001
Registrant: Aeronautical Radio Inc, 2551 Riva Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 - Spencer Municipal Airport, Type: Building, Overall height: 4 m, Call Sign: WWK8, Licensee ID: L00007241
Assigned Frequencies : 123.000 MHz
Grant Date: 12/05/2006, Expiration Date: 01/06/2017
Registrant: City Of Spencer, 418 Second Ave W, Spencer, IA 51301, Phone: (712) 580-7200
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 55 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Spencer)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 18 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Spencer)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 43
- Hazardous Condition: 71
- Service Call: 18
- Good Intent Call: 4
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Spencer, IA
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