A little about Spencer
Welcome to Spencer! We are an Iowa city located at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan Rivers. The population was 11,317 as of the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Clay County. Spencer is famous as the home of the Clay County Fair, held annually in September. The fair averages 315,000 visitors per year. Spencer was ranked 10th best place to live in the United States by Relocate-America.com's "America's Top 100 Places to Live for 2007." Spencer was added to the National Park Service National Register of Historic Places in 2004, with it's mix of Art Deco and Mission Revival styles of architecture on Grand Avenue.
The history of Spencer
he first house was built in what is now Spencer in 1866, and the first store was opened there in 1869. Spencer was platted as a town in 1871. In 1878, Spencer experience growth when the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway was built into the settlement
Where is Spencer
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Old School Strength & Conditioning
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Strength & conditioning in a private training facility
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Financial / Insurance
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Salon M Spa-AVEDA Concept Salon
Services
Salon M is an upscale, down to earth Aveda salon