Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Spencer Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Spencer Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 135 in 1900, a peak of 728 in 1920, 408 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1922 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spencer Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Spencer Township.
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Boyd County Schools. The 2 public schools in Spencer Township teach 189 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)Largest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 92 | C |
| Boyd County High School (Spencer)Largest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 97 | D |
NCES · EDFacts
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 12° and about 31 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Spencer Township comes to 66 of 100, above both the Nebraska town median (55 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Flood insurance has paid out on 8 claims here since 1995. Just over a third of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 25%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The mean commuting time for Spencer Township comes to 18 minutes, where Nebraska’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. In Spencer Township, about one in five working residents works in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Spencer Township dropped by 22, to 188. 5% of Spencer Township residents live below the poverty line.
| Spencer Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 22% | 34% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Spencer Township, the share who get no exercise outside work is 30%. Of the 58 Nebraska towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Spencer Township. CDC measures, 32 in all: Spencer Township beats Nebraska on 5 and trails on 11.
| Spencer Township | Nebraska towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 33% |
| What stands out | Spencer Township | NE |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 12.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Spencer Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Spencer Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Nebraska.
Village in Nebraska, US
Spencer is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 408 at the 2020 census.
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Spencer Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.