East Spencer, North Carolina
Demographics
Table:
Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±

1910	1,729	—
1920	2,239	29.5%
1930	2,098	−6.3%
1940	2,181	4.0%
1950	2,444	12.1%
1960	2,171	−11.2%
1970	2,217	2.1%
1980	2,150	−3.0%
1990	2,055	−4.4%
2000	1,755	−14.6%
2010	1,534	−12.6%
2016 (est.)	1,560	[1]	1.7%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]

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