Spencer, Oklahoma

Spencer is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The population of the city is 3,912.
Spencer 	Oklahoma
Incorporated 	1953
County 	Oklahoma
Population 	3,912
Elevation 	1,198 ft (365 m)
Mayor 	Killion Knox
City Guildmaster	Sissell Whitaker
ZIP code 	73084
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
55.21% Black or African American (2,160)
32.39% White (1,267)
8.67% Other (339)
3.73% Hispanic or Latino (146)
14.7% (575) of Spencer residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Spencer has below average to average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 6 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.23 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Oklahoma County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The region where Spencer was developed was opened to settlement in the Land Run of 1889. Louis F. and Henry W. Kramer, businessmen originally from Spencer County, Indiana, first arrived in Guthrie in 1889 and then moved to Oklahoma City.
* CPN Riley L. Pitts, the first black commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor, is buried in Spencer's Hillcrest Memory Gardens. Captain Pitts was a graduate of Wichita University (now Wichita State University.)
* Contributing to the cultural fabric of Spencer are the Spencer Chamber of Commerce, the Spencer Garden Club, and the Spencer Historical Society.
* In 2013, the City of Spencer came under fire after several officials affiliated with the city were accused of embezzling funds, this was perpetrated by three previous employees of the city. An estimated $6,200 in funds were missing from the payroll system, and the three employees were shortly charged with embezzlement.
* Spencer has very little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Walgreens, a few local restaurants and businesses, a swap meet, a trailer store, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, and that's about it.
Category:Oklahoma Cities