Springfield

fictional city from The Simpsons
Intangible fictional_city Q151076
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Springfield

Summary

Springfield is a fictional city[1]. Springfield ranks in the top 7% of fictional_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,532 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Springfield is located in United States[3].
  • Springfield is in the country of United States[4].
  • Springfield's head of government is recorded as Mayor Quimby[5].
  • Springfield's instance of is recorded as fictional city[6].
  • Springfield's founder is recorded as Jebediah Springfield[7].
  • Pancho Villa is named after Springfield[8].
  • Daniel Fernandez is named after Springfield[9].
  • Springfield's Commons category is recorded as Springfield (The Simpsons)[10].
  • 1796 marks the founding of Springfield[11].
  • Springfield's from narrative universe is recorded as The Simpsons universe[12].
  • Springfield's present in work is recorded as The Simpsons[13].
  • Springfield's different from is recorded as Springfield[14].
  • Springfield sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+482'}[15].
  • Springfield's has list is recorded as list of Springfield locations[16].
  • Springfield's first appearance is recorded as Good Night[17].
  • Springfield's derivative work is recorded as Springfield[18].
  • Springfield's derivative work is recorded as Springfield[19].
  • Springfield's media franchise is recorded as The Simpsons[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Springfield's instance of is recorded as fictional city[6].

Origins

Things named after include Pancho Villa[8], a politician[21], 1878–1923[22], of Mexico[23] and Daniel Fernandez[9], a Wikimedia human name disambiguation page[24]. Springfield's founder is recorded as Jebediah Springfield[7]. 1796 marks the founding of Springfield[11].

Influence

Things named for Springfield include The Springfield Files[25], a television series episode[26], directed by Steven Dean Moore[27] and The Many Saints of Springfield[28], an animated series episode[29], directed by Bob Anderson[30].

Why It Matters

Springfield ranks in the top 7% of fictional_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,532 views/month).[2] Springfield has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Springfield is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Springfield include The Springfield Files[25], a television series episode[26], directed by Steven Dean Moore[27] and The Many Saints of Springfield[28], an animated series episode[29], directed by Bob Anderson[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    First appearance Good Night
    Media franchise The Simpsons
    Derivative work Springfield, Springfield
    Instance of fictional city
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539954805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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