'Spencer' definitions:

Definition of 'Spencer'

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noun
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn: Spencer, Herbert Spencer]

Definition of 'Spencer'

From: GCIDE
  • Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [OF. despensier. See Spence, and cf. Dispenser.] One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.] --Promptorium Parvulorum. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spencer'

From: GCIDE
  • Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first wore it, or brought it into fashion.] A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Spencer'

From: GCIDE
  • Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast; -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England [1802]. [1913 Webster]
  • Spencer mast, a small mast just abaft the foremast or mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'spencer'

From: GCIDE
  • Trysail \Try"sail\, n. (Naut.) A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also spencer. --Totten. [1913 Webster]

Spencer, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000) :
1932
Housing Units (2000) :
852
Land area (2000) :
1.988430 sq. miles (5.150010 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.988430 sq. miles (5.150010 sq. km)
FIPS code :
75400
Located within :
Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location :
44.756406 N, 90.298178 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
54479
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, NE -- U.S. village in Nebraska
Population (2000) :
541
Housing Units (2000) :
272
Land area (2000) :
0.524644 sq. miles (1.358822 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.524644 sq. miles (1.358822 sq. km)
FIPS code :
46275
Located within :
Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
Location :
42.874589 N, 98.700147 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
68777
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, NY -- U.S. village in New York

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
731
Housing Units (2000) :
316
Land area (2000) :
1.032548 sq. miles (2.674287 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.011895 sq. miles (0.030807 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.044443 sq. miles (2.705094 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70167
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
42.212423 N, 76.496345 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
14883
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000) :
3355
Housing Units (2000) :
1427
Land area (2000) :
2.653586 sq. miles (6.872755 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.653586 sq. miles (6.872755 sq. km)
FIPS code :
63760
Located within :
North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location :
35.693672 N, 80.431906 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
28159
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho
Population (2000) :
38
Housing Units (2000) :
38
Land area (2000) :
1.130412 sq. miles (2.927754 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.130412 sq. miles (2.927754 sq. km)
FIPS code :
75970
Located within :
Idaho (ID), FIPS 16
Location :
44.367316 N, 112.192170 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
83446
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, OH -- U.S. village in Ohio
Population (2000) :
747
Housing Units (2000) :
296
Land area (2000) :
0.988332 sq. miles (2.559769 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.007511 sq. miles (0.019453 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.995843 sq. miles (2.579222 sq. km)
FIPS code :
73992
Located within :
Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location :
41.099755 N, 82.122854 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
44275
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
3746
Housing Units (2000) :
1567
Land area (2000) :
5.343550 sq. miles (13.839730 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
5.343550 sq. miles (13.839730 sq. km)
FIPS code :
69200
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.507760 N, 97.370662 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
73084
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
2508
Housing Units (2000) :
1193
Land area (2000) :
1.263713 sq. miles (3.273001 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.263713 sq. miles (3.273001 sq. km)
FIPS code :
71972
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
39.286848 N, 86.764225 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
47460
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
11317
Housing Units (2000) :
5151
Land area (2000) :
10.121546 sq. miles (26.214682 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.045650 sq. miles (0.118232 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
10.167196 sq. miles (26.332914 sq. km)
FIPS code :
74280
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
43.145318 N, 95.147209 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
51301
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, TN -- U.S. town in Tennessee
Population (2000) :
1713
Housing Units (2000) :
725
Land area (2000) :
6.826178 sq. miles (17.679719 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.826178 sq. miles (17.679719 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70240
Located within :
Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47
Location :
35.743740 N, 85.458408 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
38585
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota
Population (2000) :
157
Housing Units (2000) :
73
Land area (2000) :
0.263121 sq. miles (0.681479 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.263121 sq. miles (0.681479 sq. km)
FIPS code :
60060
Located within :
South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
Location :
43.727853 N, 97.592033 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
57374
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, MA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Massachusetts
Population (2000) :
6032
Housing Units (2000) :
2722
Land area (2000) :
2.127531 sq. miles (5.510280 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.062640 sq. miles (0.162238 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.190171 sq. miles (5.672518 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66070
Located within :
Massachusetts (MA), FIPS 25
Location :
42.243276 N, 71.994370 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
01562
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia
Population (2000) :
2352
Housing Units (2000) :
1154
Land area (2000) :
1.185292 sq. miles (3.069891 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.019538 sq. miles (0.050604 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.204830 sq. miles (3.120495 sq. km)
FIPS code :
75820
Located within :
West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
Location :
38.801690 N, 81.351689 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
25276
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Spencer -- U.S. County in Kentucky

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer -- U.S. County in Kentucky
Population (2000) :
11766
Housing Units (2000) :
4555
Land area (2000) :
185.902414 sq. miles (481.485022 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
5.893165 sq. miles (15.263226 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
191.795579 sq. miles (496.748248 sq. km)
Located within :
Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location :
38.036096 N, 85.336802 W

Spencer -- U.S. County in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Spencer -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000) :
20391
Housing Units (2000) :
8333
Land area (2000) :
398.685928 sq. miles (1032.591768 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.546198 sq. miles (6.594621 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
401.232126 sq. miles (1039.186389 sq. km)
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
38.024372 N, 87.013205 W

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