Spencer (village), New York
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Spencer is a
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
located in the Town of Spencer in Tioga County,
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, United States. The population was 759 at the 2010 census. It is part of the
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Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town and village are named after Judge Ambrose Spencer. The Village of Spencer is located in the center of the town and is south of
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.


History

The village is the location for the first settlement of the town, around 1794. It was called "Drake Settlement," at first, but the name was changed to "Spencer" when the town was organized and the village assumed the neighboring community of "Milltown." The village was popularly called "Pumpkin Hook" in the past. Spencer was the
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of Tioga County from 1812 to 1821. The First Presbyterian Church was listed on the
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in 2005.


Geography

Spencer is located at (42.212423, -76.496345). According to the
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, the village has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km2), of which 1.0 square miles (2.7 km2) is land and 0.96% is water. The Catatonk Creek flows past the village.
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and
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diverge in the village.


Demographics

As of the
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of 2000, there were 731 people, 295 households, and 199 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 316 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.81%
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, 0.68%
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or
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, 0.14% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population. There were 295 households, out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were
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living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98. In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,955, and the median income for a family was $37,222. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $21,900 for females. The
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for the village was $15,925. About 10.6% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the
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, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 6.4% of those age 65 or over.


Education

It is within the Spencer-Van Etten Central School District.
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* {{authority control 1886 establishments in New York (state) Binghamton metropolitan area Populated places established in 1886 Villages in Tioga County, New York Villages in New York (state)