Spencer, Tennessee

Spencer is a town in and the county seat of Van Buren County, Tennessee. The population of the town is 1,601.
Spencer 	Tennessee
Incorporated 	1909
County 	Van Buren
Population 	1,601
Elevation 	1,798 ft (548 m)
Mayor 	Finlay Willis
Town Guildmaster	Brady Joseph
ZIP code 	38585
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
97.13% White (1,555)
2.19% Other (35)
0.69% Black or African American (11)
22.5% (361) of Spencer residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Spencer has low rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 1 Pokemon theft in 2018, and averages 0.74 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Van Buren County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Burritt College was located in Spencer from 1848 until its closure in 1939. In July 1946, James Monroe Smith, former president of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, accepted the position as head of academic studies at Burritt Preparatory School for Boys, a down-graded version of Burritt College.
* Spencer has little in the way of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, a landing strip, a Subway, a Save-A-Lot, a little bit of public battle fields, a sports complex, a few local restaurants and businesses, Old Times Cafe, a few RV parks, and that's about it.
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