Spencer

Spencer
    n 1: English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory
         of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903) [syn:
         {Spencer}, {Herbert Spencer}]
    

Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [OF. despensier. See {Spence}, and cf.
   {Dispenser}.]
   One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.]
   --Promptorium Parvulorum.
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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.
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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].
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   {Spencer mast}, a small mast just abaft the foremast or
      mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
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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.
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Spencer, IA (city, FIPS 74280)
  Location: 43.14587 N, 95.15112 W
  Population (1990): 11066 (4824 housing units)
  Area: 25.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 51301
Spencer, ID (city, FIPS 75970)
  Location: 44.38083 N, 112.18638 W
  Population (1990): 11 (31 housing units)
  Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 83446
Spencer, IN (town, FIPS 71972)
  Location: 39.28705 N, 86.76915 W
  Population (1990): 2609 (1173 housing units)
  Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 47460
Spencer, LA
  Zip code(s): 71280
Spencer, MA (CDP, FIPS 66070)
  Location: 42.24387 N, 71.99197 W
  Population (1990): 6306 (2671 housing units)
  Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 01562
Spencer, NC (town, FIPS 63760)
  Location: 35.69435 N, 80.43308 W
  Population (1990): 3219 (1384 housing units)
  Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 28159
Spencer, NE (village, FIPS 46275)
  Location: 42.87463 N, 98.70163 W
  Population (1990): 536 (261 housing units)
  Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68777
Spencer, NY (village, FIPS 70167)
  Location: 42.21508 N, 76.49476 W
  Population (1990): 815 (335 housing units)
  Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 14883
Spencer, OH (village, FIPS 73992)
  Location: 41.09750 N, 82.12277 W
  Population (1990): 726 (262 housing units)
  Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 44275
Spencer, OK (city, FIPS 69200)
  Location: 35.50770 N, 97.37035 W
  Population (1990): 3972 (1601 housing units)
  Area: 13.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 73084
Spencer, SD (city, FIPS 60060)
  Location: 43.72787 N, 97.59169 W
  Population (1990): 317 (162 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 57374
Spencer, TN (town, FIPS 70240)
  Location: 35.74233 N, 85.45669 W
  Population (1990): 1125 (466 housing units)
  Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 38585
Spencer, VA
  Zip code(s): 24165
Spencer, WI (village, FIPS 75400)
  Location: 44.75539 N, 90.29821 W
  Population (1990): 1757 (752 housing units)
  Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 54479
Spencer, WV (city, FIPS 75820)
  Location: 38.80420 N, 81.35627 W
  Population (1990): 2279 (1162 housing units)
  Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 25276
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, WI
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, NE
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, NY
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, NC
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, ID
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, OH
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, OK
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, IN
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, IA
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, TN
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, SD
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, MA
    Spencer
    

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.
   Headwords:
    Spencer, WV
    Spencer
    

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
   Headwords:
    Spencer
    Spencer, KY
    Spencer County
    Spencer County, KY
    

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
   Headwords:
    Spencer
    Spencer, IN
    Spencer County
    Spencer County, IN
    

SPENCER

Herbert, a scientist who believed the human race
degenerated from monkeys, and established the theory that only
the survivors are the fittest.