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Springfield

county seat of Clark County, Ohio, United States
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Summary

Springfield is a city of Ohio[1]. Springfield ranks in the top 6% of city of ohio entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,356 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Clark County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Mad River[5], Buck Creek[6]
  • Head of government: Warren R. Copeland[7], Rob Rue[8]
  • Instance of: county seat[9]
  • Shares border with: Urbana[10]
  • Twinned administrative body: Lutherstadt Wittenberg[11], Kragujevac[12], Pitești[13], City of Casey[14]
  • Postal code: 45501[15], 45502[16], 45503[17], 45504[18], 45505[19], 45506[20]
  • Commons category: Springfield, Ohio[21]
  • Local dialing code: 937[22]
  • Inception: 1801[23]
  • Official website: http://www.ci.springfield.oh.us/[24], https://springfieldohio.gov/[25]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Springfield, Ohio[26]
  • Population: 60,608[27], 58,662[28]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Springfield[29]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], The American Cyclopædia[31], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[32], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[33], The New Student's Reference Work[34], Springfield pet-eating hoax[35]
  • Capital of: Clark County[36]
  • Official name: Springfield[37]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Springfield, Ohio[38]
  • Category for people who died here: Q127377960[39]
  • Number of households: 23,868[40]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Springfield, Ohio[41]
  • Different from: Springfield[42]
  • Elevation above sea level: 298 m[43]
  • Area: 66.691845 km²[44], 66.042956 km²[45]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Springfield include Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].

Why It Matters

Springfield has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Springfield is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for Springfield include Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport[46], an airport[47], in United States[48].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . springfieldohio.gov. Retrieved . springfieldohio.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . springfieldohio.gov. Retrieved . springfieldohio.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . apps.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved . apps.nationalmap.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . apps.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved . apps.nationalmap.gov. Provenance: 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.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [48] ↑ . 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. [49] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · TimK MSI · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Mad River, Buck Creek
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Shares border with: Urbana"
  2. 10d ago · TimK MSI · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Mad River, Buck Creek
    Population → {'amount': '+60608'}, {'amount': '+58662'}
    Different from → Springfield
    Twinned administrative body → Lutherstadt Wittenberg, Kragujevac, Pitești +1
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Located in or next to body of water: Mad River"
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