Spencer

Spencer is the home of Iowa's largest county fair -- the Clay County Fair. Spencer boasts the largest and most diverse collection of 1930s architecture in the Midwest in a downtown business district that had to be completely rebuilt after a fire in 1931.

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The population of Spencer is approximately 11,066 (1990). The approximate number of families is 4,824 (1990).

Spencer is the home of the Clay County Fair

Home of the Iowa Lakes Community College Online at: www.iowalakes.edu

Visit the Spencer Hospital online at: www.spencerhospital.org

Arts on Grand ~ 408 North Grand Avenue
Spencer, IA 51301~ Phone: (712) 262-4307
Fax: (712) 264-0430 ~ E-mail them at: aog@longlines.com

Spencer is served by a regional commercial airport, a multi-county regional transit system, state-of-the-art medical care, excellent schools, and the educational opportunities provided by Iowa Lakes Community College and other institutes of higher learning.

Buena Vista University
Gateway North Center
P.O. Box 245
Spencer, IA 51301-0245
(712) 262-8090
E-mail: pdonovan@ilcc.cc.ia.us

Iowa Lakes Community College
Gateway North Center
Spencer, IA 51301
(712) 262-7141
E-mail: Kconover@ilcc.cc.ia.us

During the Christmas season each year, Spencer downtown celebrates with the Grand Meander. In 2004, The Plaster Shop & Doll Mfg Co, along with the Kozy Kottage, presented a Raggedy Ann & Andy Christmas!

Area residents were given free Christmas ornaments, photos were taken with the Raggedys, it was great fun. See more photos by clicking here.

the Hen House

403 Grand Avenue

Spencer, Iowa 51301

(712) 262-4839

Spencer Grocery Stores

Fareway Store 104 East 8th Street, Spencer, IA	Hy-Vee Food Stores 1014 11th Ave, Spencer, IA
Jubilee Food Store 819 North Grand, Spencer, IA	Wal-Mart Super Center 500 11th St S, Spencer, IA
Southpark Mall 901 11th Street SW, Spencer, IA (712) 262-8700	Lynn Hunter Swan Interiors 423 N Grand Avenue Spencer, IA 51301 Toll-Free: (888) 262-1601 Phone: (712) 262-1600 Fax: (712) 262-9500 Email: swanbl@ruthventel.com

Spencer has a number of buildings listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, visit the site at:

http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IA/Clay/state.html


	Clay County Fair Clay County Fair Association PO Box 527 - Spencer, IA 51301 Voice: (712) 262-4740 Fax: (712) 262-4741 e-mail: clayfair@ncn.net


	Spencer Chamber of Commerce 122 West 5th Street PO Box 7937 Spencer IA 51301-7937 Telephone: (712) 262-5680 FAX: (712) 262-5747