Springfield
city in Greene and Christian counites in Missouri, United States, that is the county seat of Greene County
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Summary
Springfield is a city in the United States[1]. Springfield ranks in the top 1% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,089 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Greene County[3], Christian County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: James River[6], Lake Springfield[7]
- Head of government: Ken McClure[8]
- Instance of: big city[9], county seat[10]
- Postal code: 65801[11], 65802[12], 65803[13], 65804[14], 65805[15], 65806[16], 65807[17], 65808[18], 65809[19], 65810[20], 65814[21], 65817[22], 65890[23], 65897[24]
- Commons category: Springfield, Missouri[25]
- Local dialing code: 417[26]
- Inception: 1838[27]
- Official website: https://www.springfieldmo.gov/[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Springfield, Missouri[29]
- Commons gallery: Springfield, Missouri[30]
- Population: 159,498[31], 169,176[32], 137,000[33], 125,000[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Springfield, Missouri[35]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37], The American Cyclopædia[38], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[39], The New Student's Reference Work[40]
- Capital of: Greene County[41]
- Official name: Springfield[42]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Springfield, Missouri[43]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Springfield, Missouri[44]
- Number of households: 78,027[45]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Springfield, Missouri[46]
- Elevation above sea level: 396 m[47]
- Area: 214.688522 km²[48], 213.182485 km²[49]
- Water as percent of area: 0.7172 percent[50]
- Territory overlaps: Springfield urban area[51]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Springfield include Springfield-Branson National Airport[52], an airport[53], in United States[54].
Why It Matters
Springfield has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Springfield is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Springfield include Springfield-Branson National Airport[52], an airport[53], in United States[54].