Spero Creek, Nebraska

Spero Creek is a town in Brown County, Nebraska. As of the 1990 census, the population was 4037 people.

History
Spero Creek was founded by a man named Yusef S. Spero in 1874. The name does not refer to the creek that runs through the town, there is no creek named Spero Creek within the town.

Geography
Spero Creek is located at 42°46'34.9"N 100°07'03.3"W (42.776366, -100.117589).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.62 square miles (6.79 km2), all of it land.

Demographics
As of the census of 1990, there were 4037 people, 1881 households, and 974 families living in the town. The population density was 1540.8 people per square mile (594.6/km²). There were 1914 housing units at an average density of 730.5 per square mile (281.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 63.9% White, 24.5% Black or African American, and 11.6% Hispanic or Latino American, Asian American, and Native American.