Spencer, North Carolina

Spencer is a town in Rowan County, North Carolina. The population of the town is 3,267.
Spencer 	North Carolina
Incorporated 	1903
County 	Rowan
Population 	3,267
Elevation 	715 ft (218 m)
Mayor 	Keith Matthews
Town Guildmaster	Russell Little
ZIP code 	28159
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
53.57% White (1,750)
33.52% Black or African American (1,095)
10.13% Hispanic or Latino (331)
2.79% Other (91)
18.0% (588) of Spencer residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Spencer has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 12 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 1.49 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Rowan County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* The town was named for Samuel Spencer, first president of the Southern Railway, who is credited with establishment of the railroad's mechanical shops at the site in 1896. The site was approximately the midpoint of the railroad's mainline between Atlanta, GA and Washington, DC. As the shops were being built the Southern Railway developed a town, also named Spencer, alongside the shops for worker housing. Initially, the Southern partitioned 85 acres into 500 lots. Instead of creating a traditional "company" town in which the workers rented houses Southern sold the lots to workers or businesses for $100 apiece. The deeds did contain restrictive covenants which maintained that a dwelling costing in excess of $400 and approved by a Southern appointed architect be built within a year. The Southern donated lots for religious institutions. Southern also helped establish a YMCA in the town. The community grew quickly and by 1901 had 625 residents.
** The former Spencer Shops were phased out during the 1950s through 1970s and have now become the location of the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
* Spencer is mentioned in the song "The Wreck of Old 97" as the ultimate endpoint of a train trip which is never reached. The journey began in Monroe, Virginia.
* A Norfolk Southern railyard is located here in Spencer that also comes with a turntable. Just nearby is Southern Railway Park.
* Spencer has little in the way of amenities to offer. All it has is dollar stores, a Food Lion, electric showers, North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys & Miniatures, Bojangles, a few local restaurants and businesses, a sports complex, a little bit of public battle fields, Hendrix Barbecue, The Sugar Fairy Sweet Shop, Spring Garden Chinese, Pinocchio's Italian Restaurant and Wine Store, and not much else.
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