Spencer Mountain is an inactive incorporated town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was listed as zero, down from 37 at the 2010 census.
Geography
The town is located at the base of Spencer Mountain, a summit to the south. The town is sited along the South Fork Catawba River at an elevation of .
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 9.77%, is water.
On July 15, 1949, WBTV, the CBS affiliate for the Charlotte area, broadcast the first commercial television signal in the Carolinas from its transmitter on Spencer Mountain. WBTV's transmitter remained on Spencer Mountain until 1984, when a new transmitter tower was completed in Dallas, North Carolina, in the north-central portion of Gaston County. The old transmitter tower on Spencer Mountain has since been truncated, but it is still in use by various groups, including NOAA, and local amateur radio clubs.
In August 2018, the former gas station and Spencer Mountain Mansion were razed.
Demographics
As of the census This suspension was extended in 2019 to 2023 by SL 2019-29 and from 2023 to June 30, 2026, by SL 2023-49.
According to the 2020 census, there were no people living in the town.
Politics
As of October 27, 2009, there were only 29 registered voters and no official candidates for mayor or town council. Two years before, only four people voted and did so by writing in their own names. By 2015, there were only two registered voters in the town, and they elected themselves to the town council by write-in vote.