Springfield is a town in Jackson County,

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, United States. The population was 693 at the 2020 census. The village of

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is located within the town.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²), of which, 36.5 square miles (94.5 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.05%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 567 people, 187 households, and 152 families residing in the town. The

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was 15.5 people per square mile (6.0/km²). There were 229 housing units at an average density of 6.3 per square mile (2.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.83%

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, 0.18%

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, 1.59% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 1.23% from two or more races. There were 187 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were

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living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 13.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.36. In the town, the population was spread out, with 32.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $40,179, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $25,769 versus $20,795 for females. The

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for the town was $16,075. About 4.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

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