Established in 1903, the City of Spencer is a historic community located just east of the North Canadian River.

[5] Louis F. and Henry W. Kramer, businessmen originally from Spencer County, Indiana, first arrived in Guthrie in 1889 and then moved to Oklahoma City.

[5] Originally an agricultural area, Spencer grew after World War II with the nearby General Motors Assembly Plant and Tinker Air Force Base offering employment.

[5] On January 20, 1982, seven children were killed by the explosion of a water heater in the cafeteria of the city's Star Elementary School.

[6][7] CPT Riley L. Pitts, the first black commissioned officer to receive the Medal of Honor, is buried in Spencer's Hillcrest Memory Gardens.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (14 km2), all land.

[15] The school is named after Black Oklahoma City civil rights leader Roscoe Dunjee.

[16] The school featured some of the best and brightest black teachers, such as civil rights leader Clara Luper, and the Rev.

[18]Because of de-segregation Dunjee closed its doors in 1972, a move that in many eyes damaged the Spencer community.