Springfield

county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
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Springfield

Summary

Springfield is a city in the United States[1]. Springfield ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (709 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Springfield is located in Hampden County[3].
  • Springfield is in the country of United States[4].
  • Springfield's head of government is recorded as Domenic Sarno[5].
  • Springfield's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[6].
  • Springfield's instance of is recorded as big city[7].
  • Springfield's instance of is recorded as county seat[8].
  • Springfield's shares border with is recorded as Chicopee[9].
  • Springfield's shares border with is recorded as Ludlow[10].
  • Springfield's founder is recorded as William Pynchon[11].
  • Springfield is named after Springfield[12].
  • Springfield's twinned administrative body is recorded as Viterbo[13].
  • Springfield's twinned administrative body is recorded as Takikawa[14].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01101[15].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01102[16].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01103[17].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01104[18].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01105[19].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01106[20].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01107[21].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01108[22].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01109[23].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01111[24].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01115[25].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01118[26].
  • Springfield's postal code is recorded as 01119[27].

Body

Geography

Springfield is in the country of United States[4]. Springfield is located in Hampden County[3]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 6th Hampden district[28], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[29], in United States[30]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Hampden district[31], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[32], in United States[33]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 9th Hampden district[34], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[35], in United States[36]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 10th Hampden district[37], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[38], in United States[39]; Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Hampden district[40], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[41], in United States[42]; and Massachusetts House of Representatives' 12th Hampden district[43], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district[44], in United States[45].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+153060'}[46], {'amount': '+155929'}[47], {'amount': '+160000'}[48], and {'amount': '+150000'}[49].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city in the United States[6], big city[7], and county seat[8].

History and Context

1636 marks the founding of Springfield[50]. Springfield is named after Springfield[12].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Springfield include USS Springfield[51], an attack submarine[52].

Why It Matters

Springfield ranks in the top 2% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (709 views/month).[2] Springfield has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Springfield is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Entities named for Springfield include USS Springfield[51], an attack submarine[52].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [52] ↑ . 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. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · Diamondarmorstev · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Chicopee, Ludlow
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P47]]: [[Q1650454]]"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Territory overlaps → Springfield urban area
    Located in the statistical territorial entity → Springfield metropolitan area
    Located in → —
    Capital of → Hampden County
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0399767-Springfield-Massachusetts, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259661|batch #259661]]"
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