Spencer
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Names

  • Spencer (surname)
    Spencer (surname)
    The origin of the surname Spencer can be traced directly to Robert d'Abbetot who is listed as Robert le Dispenser, a tenant-in-chief of several counties, in the Domesday Book of 1086...

    , a surname
  • Spencer (given name)
    Spencer (given name)
    Spencer is a given name of English origin.-List of persons with the given name:*Spencer Abraham, American politician *Spencer Abbott, American baseball player *Spencer Achtymichuk, Canadian actor...

    , a given name (including a list of people with the name)

Australia

  • Spencer, New South Wales
    Spencer, New South Wales
    Spencer is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River just upstream of that rivers confluence with Mangrove Creek. Spencer is part of the City of Gosford local government area....

    , on the Central Coast
  • Spencer Gulf
    Spencer Gulf
    The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost of two large inlets on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. The Gulf is 322 km long and 129 km wide at its mouth. The western shore of the Gulf is the Eyre Peninsula, while the eastern side is the...

    , one of two inlets on the South Australian coast

United States

  • Spencer, Idaho
    Spencer, Idaho
    Spencer is a city in Clark County, Idaho, United States. The population was 38 at the 2000 census.The city is noted as being the "Opal Capital of America"...

  • Spencer, Indiana
    Spencer, Indiana
    Spencer is a town in Washington Township, Owen County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Owen County.Spencer is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

  • Spencer, Iowa
    Spencer, Iowa
    Spencer is a city in the state of Iowa , and the county seat of Clay County . It is located at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan Rivers. The population was 11,233 in the 2010 census, a decline from 11,317 in the 2000 census. Spencer is famous as the home of the Clay County Fair,...

  • Spencer, Massachusetts
    Spencer, Massachusetts
    Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,688 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Spencer, please see the article Spencer , Massachusetts....

    • Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts
      Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts
      Spencer is a census-designated place in the town of Spencer in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,700 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Spencer is located at ....

  • Spencer Township, Michigan
    Spencer Township, Michigan
    Spencer Township is a civil township of Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 3,681 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , with of land and of water....

  • Spencer Township, Minnesota
    Spencer Township, Minnesota
    Spencer Township is a township in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 602 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.7 square miles , of which 36.9 square miles is land and 0.8 square...

  • Spencer, Nebraska
    Spencer, Nebraska
    Spencer is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 541 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Spencer is located at ....

  • Spencer (town), New York
    Spencer (town), New York
    Spencer is a town in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 2,979 at the 2000 census. The town and its primary village is named after Ambrose Spencer.The Town of Spencer is on the western border of the county and is south of Ithaca, New York...

    • Spencer (village), New York
      Spencer (village), New York
      Spencer is a village located in the Town of Spencer in Tioga County, New York, USA. The population was 731 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Binghamton Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Spencer, North Carolina
    Spencer, North Carolina
    Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States, incorporated in 1905. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 3,355.-History:...

  • Spencer, Ohio
    Spencer, Ohio
    Spencer is a village in Spencer Township located in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 747 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Spencer is located at ....

  • Spencer, Oklahoma
    Spencer, Oklahoma
    Spencer is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 3,746 at the 2000 census....

  • Spencer, South Dakota
    Spencer, South Dakota
    Spencer is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 154 at the 2010 census. The city was almost completely destroyed by a violent F4 tornado on May 30, 1998 which killed 6.-Geography:...

  • Spencer, Tennessee
    Spencer, Tennessee
    Spencer is a town in Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,713 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Van Buren County.-Geography:...

  • Spencer, Virginia
    Spencer, Virginia
    Spencer is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Virginia, United States. It takes its name from its earliest settler, James Spencer Sr., who moved from Loudoun County to Henry County with his sons in the eighteenth century. Spencer's son ensign James Spencer, Jr. died of wounds suffered...

  • Spencer, West Virginia
    Spencer, West Virginia
    Spencer is a city in Roane County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,352 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Roane County. Spencer is the home of the annual West Virginia Black Walnut Festival. Points of interest include Charles Fork Lake, Chrystal Water and Power...

  • Spencer, Wisconsin
    Spencer, Wisconsin
    Spencer is a village located in the northwestern part of the Town of Spencer in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area...

    • Spencer (town), Wisconsin
      Spencer (town), Wisconsin
      Spencer is a town in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The village of Spencer is located in the northestern part of the town. It is part of the Wausau, WI Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Spencer County, Indiana
    Spencer County, Indiana
    As of the census of 2000, there were 20,391 people, 7,569 households, and 5,752 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 8,333 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

  • Spencer County, Kentucky
    Spencer County, Kentucky
    As of the census of 2000, there were 11,766 people, 4,251 households, and 3,358 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 4,555 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.50% White, 1.13% Black or African American, 0.22% Native...


Characters

  • Spencer, a character in Beyblade
  • Spencer, a character from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
  • Spencer (GH)
    Spencer (GH)
    The Spencers are a fictional family on the American soap opera General Hospital. Supercouple Luke and Laura Spencer are part of this family.-First generation:* Timothy "Tim" Spencer - The abusive and alcoholic father of Luke & Bobbie...

    , a fictional family on General Hospital
  • Spencer, a character on Hallo Spencer
    Hallo Spencer
    Hallo Spencer is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk from 1979 until 2001...

  • Spencer (Pinocchio 3000), a character from Pinocchio 3000
  • Spencer, a railway engine in Thomas the Tank Engine

Other uses

  • Spencer (clothing)
    Spencer (clothing)
    The Spencer, dating from the 1790s, was originally a woolen outer tail-coat with the tails cut-off. It was worn as a short waist-length, double-breasted, man's jacket over a long-tailed coat as extra covering. In its most authentic and fashionable form it would have been decorated with military...

    , a type of short jacket
  • Spencer repeating rifle
    Spencer repeating rifle
    The Spencer repeating rifle was a manually operated lever-action, repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine with cartridges. It was adopted by the Union Army, especially by the cavalry, during the American Civil War, but did not replace the standard issue muzzle-loading rifled muskets in use at the...

    , a U.S. Army weapon popular from the American Civil War through the Plains Indian Wars.
  • Spencer (sail) or Trysail
    Trysail
    A trysail is small triangular or square fore-and-aft rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger sail when winds are very high....

    , a small low sail used to maintain control of a sailing vessel in very high winds.
  • Spencer (TV series), a 1984–1985 American sitcom
  • Spencer's (department store), a department store chain in British Columbia, Canada (1873 to 1948)
  • Spencer's Gifts
    Spencer's Gifts
    Spencer Gifts, commonly referred to as Spencer's, is a North American mall retailer.Spencer Gifts has stores in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.Spencer's target demographic is the 18- to 25-year-old...

    , a retail chain in the United States and Canada.
  • HMS Spencer (1800)
    HMS Spencer (1800)
    HMS Spencer was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 10 May 1800 at Bucklers Hard. Her designer was the French émigré shipwright Jean-Louis Barrallier.-Battle of Algeciras Bay:...

    , a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy
  • HMS Spencer (1795), a ship that sailed with the HMS Esperance
    HMS Esperance (1795)
    Built as the British privateer Ellis, she was captured by the French, then the Spanish. After returning to French ownership, she became the French corvette Esperance. The Royal Navy captured her in 1795 and took her into service as HMS Esperance. In her brief military career, Esperance changed...

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