Spencer, Wisconsin

Spencer, Wisconsin
Village
Looking west at the downtown from intersection of WIS13 and WIS98
Looking west at the downtown from intersection of WIS13 and WIS98
Motto: 
A friendly small town with a future.
Location of Spencer in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Location of Spencer in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
Coordinates: 44°43′53″N 90°16′13″W / 44.73139°N 90.27028°W / 44.73139; -90.27028
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyMarathon
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.96 sq mi (5.09 km2)
 • Land1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,312 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
1,925
 • Estimate 
(2019)[4]
1,878
 • Density957.19/sq mi (369.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)715 & 534
FIPS code55-75425[5]
GNIS feature ID1574525[2]
Websitevil.spencer.wi.us

Spencer is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,925 at the 2010 census.[6]

The village, which lies between two marshes (Spencer Marsh to the northwest and McMillan Marsh to the southeast) was founded in 1874 at a branch on the Wisconsin Central Railway. Today it sits at the crossroads of Wisconsin Highway 13 (WIS 13) and WIS 98 and serves as the terminus of several Marathon County Trunk Highways. Spencer lies about 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Marshfield, along WIS 13.

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
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  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Spencer village, Wisconsin". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 10, 2012.