page_title: Spencer, Massachusetts
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Spencer, Massachusetts / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: Hanging basket showing flag and Spencer Town Hall tower
context_page_description: Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,688 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.0 square miles (88 km²), of which 32.8 square miles (85 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), or 3.52%, is water.
  The town, roughly rectangular in shape, is bounded on the east by Leicester, on the south by Charlton, on the west by East Brookfield and North Brookfield, on the northwest by New Braintree, on the north by Oakham, and on the northeast by Paxton.
  It is divided into quarters by north–south Route 31 and east–west Route 9. A third state highway, Route 49, connects the town's western portions with nearby Sturbridge.
  Spencer has many acres of preserved parks and hiking areas, such as the Burncoat Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, which is protected by the Massachusetts Audubon Society, and Spencer State Forest/Howe State Park, marking the birthplace of inventor Elias Howe.
caption: Hanging Basket on Main Street with Town Hall tower in background.
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