Springfield may refer to:
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Springfield (toponym)
Springfield is a famously common place-name in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. According to the U.S. Geological Survey there are currently 93 populated places named Springfield in the U.S. state, United States. Datab ...
, the place name in general
Places and locations
Australia
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Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
Springfield is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia east of Gosford's central business district via The Entrance Road. It is part of the local government area. The state electoral seat is held in Gosford and Terr ...
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Springfield, Queensland
Springfield is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Springfield had a population of 7,322 people.
Springfield is in proximity of the nearby suburbs Springfield Lakes and Springfield Central.
History
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Springfield, South Australia
Springfield is a green and hilly inner-southern suburb of the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located in the foothills of the Mount Lofty Ranges, around south-east of the Adelaide city centre. The suburb is part of the hills-f ...
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Springfield, Tasmania
Springfield is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Dorset, in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about south of the town of Scottsdale. The 2016 census determined a population of ...
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Springfield, Victoria (Shire of Buloke)
Springfield is a locality in Victoria, Australia, located approximately 53 km from Swan Hill, Victoria
Swan Hill is a List of cities in Australia, city in the northwest of Victoria, Australia on the Murray Valley Highway and on the s ...
, in north-western Victoria
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Springfield, Victoria (Macedon Ranges)
Springfield is a locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government area in central Victoria, Australia approximately 65 kilometres north of the state capital, Melbourne. It is within the catchment area of Deep Creek, a tributary o ...
, in central Victoria
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Springfield, Belize
Springfield is a Mennonite village in Cayo District, Belize, some 15 km south of the capital Belmopan.
History
Springfield was founded around 1996 as a daughter colony of the Upper Barton Creek settlement of very conservative Mennonites, who ...
Canada
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Rural Municipality of Springfield
Springfield is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the city of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz ...
, in Manitoba
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Springfield (federal electoral district)
Springfield was a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of the Selkirk and Provencher ridings. It was abolished in ...
, a federal electoral division in Manitoba
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Springfield (provincial electoral district)
Springfield was a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by the province's first electoral redistribution in 1874 and existed until 2011, except for the period from 1914 to 1920.
Springfield was locate ...
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Springfield Parish, New Brunswick
Springfield is a geographic parish in Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Prior to the 2023 governance reform, it was divided for governance purposes between the village of Norton and the local service district of the parish of Norton, both ...
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Springfield, Kings County, New Brunswick
Springfield is an unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a ...
, an unincorporated community
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Springfield, Newfoundland and Labrador
South River is an incorporated municipality in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, located at the south-southeast side of Bay de Grave, in Conception Bay. The town had a population of 674 according to the 2021 Canadian Census ...
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Springfield, Nova Scotia
Springfield is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located between Middleton and Bridgewater. Springfield is in the centre of western Nova Scotia located on Trunk 10, 140 km west of Halifax.
Springfield lies within the ...
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Springfield, Ontario
Springfield is an unincorporated community in Ontario, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Springfield had a population of 761 living ...
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Springfield, Prince Edward Island
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Springfeld, Saskatchewan
Ireland
* Springfield, a
townland in County Offaly
* Springfield, a
townland in County Westmeath
New Zealand
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Springfield, New Zealand
Springfield (), called Kowai Pass until 1880, is a small town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand, Canterbury, in the South Island, of New Zealand. Springfield is situated in the foothills of the Southern Alps as the most westerly ...
South Africa
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Springfield, Gauteng
Springfield is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small industrial suburb located south of the Johannesburg CBD, close to La Rochelle. It is located in Region F of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.
History
Prior to ...
United Kingdom
England
= Greater London
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Springfield (Hackney ward)
Springfield is a ward in the London Borough of Hackney occupying much of Upper Clapton and some of Stamford Hill; the ward is part of the Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) distr ...
, London Borough of Hackney
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Springfield (Ealing ward)
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queens ...
, London Borough of Ealing
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Springfield (Wandsworth ward)
Springfield may refer to:
* Springfield (toponym), the place name in general
Places and locations Australia
* Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast)
* Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council)
* Springfield, Queens ...
, London Borough of Wandsworth
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Springfield University Hospital
Springfield University Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Tooting, South London and also the headquarters of the South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.
History
The hospital opened as the Surrey County Pauper Lunatic As ...
, Tooting
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Springfield, Birmingham
Springfield is a ward in south east Birmingham, England, created in 2004 from much of the old Sparkhill ward. It is a part of the formal district of Hall Green.
Places of interest
The area is served by the Sparkhill Library that has, with its ...
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Springfield, Essex
Springfield is a settlement and civil parish of the borough of Chelmsford in Essex, England, which is now a north-eastern suburb of the city of Chelmsford. In 2008 it had a population of 17,405.
History
Until the 1950s, the parish was a semi-ru ...
, England
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Springfield, Milton Keynes
Campbell Park is a civil parish in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The parish is bounded by Childs Way (H6) to the north, the River Ouzel to the east, the A5 to the west, and Chaffron Way to the south. The parish includes the , , , , , ...
, England
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Springfield, Sandwell, a
place in Sandwell, England
* Springfield, an area in
Sutton Farm
Sutton Farm is a suburb on the south-east side of Shrewsbury, in the civil parish of Shrewsbury, in Shropshire, England.
History and topography
In 1931 the parish had a population of 60. On 1 April 1934 the parish was abolished and merged with ...
, a suburb of Shrewsbury, England
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Springfield, Wigan, a
place in Wigan, England
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Springfield, Wolverhampton
Springfield is an area of Wolverhampton, England immediately north east of the city centre. It was the home of the Springfield Brewery from 1873 until 1991. The brewery site has been redeveloped by the University of Wolverhampton and serves as t ...
, England
Northern Ireland
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Springfield, County Fermanagh
Scotland
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Springfield, Dumfries and Galloway, a
place in Dumfries and Galloway
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Springfield, Fife
Springfield is a village on the edge of Howe of Fife, to the south-west of the town of Cupar, Fife, Scotland.
The origin of the community is thought to be from the linen industry in the 19th century. The Church of Scotland parish church was ...
, Scotland
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Springfield, Highland, a
place in Highland, Scotland
Wales
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Springfield, Caerphilly, a
place in Caerphilly County Borough
United States
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Springfield, Arkansas
Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Conway County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 223.
Demographics
2020 census
Education
Springfield is in the South Conway C ...
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Springfield, California
Springfield is an unincorporated community located in Tuolumne County, California. It is a former California Gold Rush boomtown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and is now designated as a California Historical Landmark. Springfield is loc ...
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Springfield, Colorado
Springfield is a statutory town, the county seat of, and the most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census.
History
Frank and Jim Tipton settled in Las Animas, Colorado in 1886. In 1 ...
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Springfield, Florida
Springfield is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, east of Panama City. It is part of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Springfield was incorporated on February 12, 1935. The population w ...
, a city in Bay County
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Springfield (Jacksonville)
Springfield is a historic neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida, United States, located to the north of downtown. Established in 1869, it experienced its greatest growth from the early 1880s through the 1920s. The Springfield Historic Distric ...
, Florida, a neighborhood
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Springfield, Georgia
Springfield is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,703 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Effingham County and a part of the Savannah metropolitan area.
History
Springfield was establishe ...
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Springfield, Idaho
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Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's List of cities in Illinois, seventh-most populous cit ...
, the state capital of Illinois
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Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield, Illinois, Springfield. As of the United States Census, 2 ...
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Springfield, LaPorte County, Indiana
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Springfield, Posey County, Indiana
Springfield is an unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Posey County, Indiana, United States.
History
Springfield was platted in 1817. The community served from its beginning until 1825 as the county seat, but when the seat was transferre ...
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Springfield, Kentucky
Springfield is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Washington County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 2,846 at the 2020 census.
History
Springfield was established in 1793 and probably named for springs in the area. ...
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Springfield, Louisiana
Springfield is a town in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 487 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Baton Rouge metropolitan statistical area.
History
Springfield began in the 18th century at one of the northern ...
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Springfield, Maine
Springfield is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 293 at the 2020 census.
History
The Gothic Revival-style Springfield Congregational Church (1852) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geo ...
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Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, and its county seat. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers: the western Westfield River, the ea ...
, the first Springfield settled in the US
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Springfield metropolitan area, Massachusetts
The Springfield metropolitan area, also known as Greater Springfield, is a region that is socio-economically and culturally tied to the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines the Springfield, MA Metro ...
, the most populous Metropolitan Springfield Area
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Springfield, Michigan
Springfield is a city in Calhoun County, Michigan, United States. It is an enclave of the city of Battle Creek. The population was 5,292 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of ...
, a city in Calhoun County
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Springfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan
Springfield Charter Township is a charter township of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 14,703. The township was named for the numerous springs in the area.
Communities
The Townshi ...
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Springfield, Minnesota
Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,152 at the 2010 census.
U.S. Highway 14 serves as a main route in the community. This location is in the middle of some of Minnesota's most productive far ...
, in Brown County
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Springfield, Missouri
Springfield is the List of cities in Missouri, third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County, Missouri, Greene County. The city's population was 169,176 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 censu ...
, the most populous city named Springfield in the United States
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Springfield metropolitan area, Missouri
The Springfield, Missouri, metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of five counties in southwestern Missouri, anchored by the city of Springfield, the state's third largest city. Other primary popu ...
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Springfield, Nebraska
Springfield is a small town in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2020 census.
History
Springfield was platted in 1873 by a U.S. Civil War veteran named J. D. Spearman. This was done in anticipation of the ...
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Springfield, New Hampshire
Springfield is a town in Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,259 at the 2020 census. Gile State Forest is located within the town.
History
First settled by Europeans in 1769 and named "Protectworth", the tow ...
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Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Springfield Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,245, a decrease of 169 (−5.0%) from the 2010 census count of 3,414, which in tur ...
(referred to as "Springfield")
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Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey
Springfield Township is a township in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is located on a ridge in northern- central New Jersey, within the Raritan Valley and Rahway Valley regions in the New York metropolitan area ...
(referred to as "Springfield")
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Springfield (CDP), New Jersey (Union County), the downtown area
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Springfield/Belmont, Newark, New Jersey, a neighborhood of Newark
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Springfield, New York
Springfield is a Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Otsego County, New York, Otsego County, New York (state), New York, United States. The population was 1,358 at the 2010 census. It is located at the northern county line of Ots ...
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Springfield, Ohio
Springfield is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southwestern Ohio along the Mad River (Ohio), Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about west of Columbus, Ohio, Columbus and northeast of ...
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Springfield metropolitan area, Ohio
Clark County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,001. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield. The county was created on March 1, 1818, and was name ...
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Springfield Township, Ohio
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Springfield, Oregon
Springfield is a city in Lane County, Oregon, Lane County, Oregon, United States. Located in the Willamette Valley, Southern Willamette Valley, it is within the Eugene-Springfield, OR MSA, Eugene-Springfield metropolitan statistical area. Separ ...
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Springfield Township, Pennsylvania (disambiguation) Springfield Township, Pennsylvania may refer to:
*Springfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, the most populous town named Springfield in Pennsylvania, as well as the largest by area
* Springfield Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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Springfield, South Carolina
Springfield is a town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 524 at the 2010 census.
History
The Springfield High School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
Geography
Springfield i ...
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Springfield, South Dakota
Springfield is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,914 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 1,913 in 2023.
As of Fiscal Year 2024, there were 1,088 of the male inmates at Mike Durfee State Pris ...
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Springfield, Tennessee
Springfield is the county seat of Robertson County, Tennessee, United States. It is located in Middle Tennessee near the northern border of the state. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 18,782.
History
US 431 and US 4 ...
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Springfield, Texas, Jim Wells County
* Springfield, former town and county seat of Limestone County, Texas, now part of
Fort Parker State Park
Fort Parker State Park is a state park near the City of Mexia in Limestone County, Texas, United States. The city of Mexia and three local landowners donated the land creating the park in 1935. From 1935 to 1942, Civilian Conservation Corps Co ...
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Springfield, Vermont
Springfield is a New England town, town in Windsor County, Vermont, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 9,062.
History
The land currently recognized as Springfield is the ...
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Springfield (CDP), Vermont
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Springfield, Virginia
Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The Springfield CDP is recognized by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau with a population of 31,339 as of the 20 ...
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Springfield, Albemarle County, Virginia
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Springfield (Coatesville, Virginia), a historic home
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Springfield, Page County, Virginia
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Springfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia
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Springfield, West Virginia
Springfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Springfield had a population of 455 (down from 477 at the 2010 census). Springfield is located north of Romn ...
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Springfield, Dane County, Wisconsin
Springfield is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,929 at the time of the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Ashton, Ashton Corners, Kingsley Corners, Martinsville, and Springfield Corners are loca ...
, a town
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Springfield Corners, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
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Springfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin
Springfield is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 693 at the 2020 census. The village of Taylor is located within the town.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area o ...
, a town
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Springfield, Marquette County, Wisconsin
Springfield is a town in Marquette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 811 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 34.9 square miles (90.5 km2), of which ...
, a town
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Springfield, St. Croix County, Wisconsin, a town
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Springfield, Walworth County, Wisconsin
Springfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Lyons, in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168. Located just northeast of Lake Geneva, it contains a mere ...
, an unincorporated community
United States Virgin Islands
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Springfield, U.S. Virgin Islands
Train stations
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Franconia–Springfield station
Franconia–Springfield station is a Washington Metro rapid transit station and Virginia Railway Express commuter rail station located in Springfield, Virginia, United States. The station is the southwestern train station#Terminus, terminus of ...
, Virginia
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Springfield station (Illinois)
Springfield station is a brick railroad depot in Springfield, Illinois, the state capital. It is at mile 185 on Amtrak's ''Illinois and Missouri Route''. As of 2007, it is served by five daily round trips each way: the daily ''Texas Eagle'', a ...
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Springfield Union Station (Massachusetts)
Springfield Union Station is a train and bus station in the Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts, Metro Center area of Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield, Massachusetts. Constructed in 1926, Springfield Union Station is the fifth-busie ...
People with the surname
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Adam Springfield
Adam Luke Springfield (born November 2, 1982) is a former American actor. Springfield's most high-profile role was David Barnes in the PBS series ''Wishbone''. Before landing the role of David Barnes in the PBS series Wishbone
Wishbone commonly ...
(born 1982), American actor
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Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was a British singer. With her distinctive mezzo-soprano voice, she was a popular singer of blue-eyed soul, Pop mus ...
(1939–1999), English pop singer (born Mary O'Brien)
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Molly Springfield (born 1977), American artist
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Rick Springfield
Richard Lewis Springthorpe (born 23 August 1949), known professionally as Rick Springfield, is an Australian-American musician and actor. He was a member of the pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971, then started his solo career with his debut ...
(born 1949), American pop singer
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Tom Springfield
Tom Springfield (born Dionysius Patrick O'Brien, 2 July 1934 – 27 July 2022) was an English musician, songwriter, and record producer who was prominent in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He was the older brother of singer Dusty Springfiel ...
(1934–2022), English musician, songwriter, record producer, brother of Dusty (born Dion O'Brien)
Arts, entertainment, and media
Fictional characters
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Jebediah Springfield
The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writ ...
, founder of Springfield, from ''The Simpsons''
* Negi Springfield, the main anime character from ''Mahou Sensei Negima''
* Mr. Springfield, a character in the comic book series MPH (comics)#Characters, ''MPH''
Fictional places
* Springfield (The Simpsons), Springfield (''The Simpsons''), hometown of the Simpson family in ''The Simpsons''
* Springfield (Guiding Light), Springfield (''Guiding Light''), a community in the television soap opera ''Guiding Light''
* Springfield, the setting of the American comedy TV series ''Father Knows Best''
* Springfield, the central base of operations and secret hub of Cobra (G.I. Joe), the terrorist organization and enemy of ''GI Joe''
Music
* Springfield (album), ''Springfield'' (album), a 1996 album by Carole Fredericks
* "Springfield", a 2015 single by ItaloBrothers and Martin Tungevaag
* Buffalo Springfield, 1960s American rock band
Television
* "$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", a 1993 episode of ''The Simpsons''
Education
* RGS Springfield, mixed-sex junior school of RGS Worcester
* Springfield High School (disambiguation)
* Springfield School (disambiguation)
* Springfield School District (Delaware County), Pennsylvania
* University of Illinois Springfield
Historical events
* Attack on Springfield, in 1675, Springfield, Massachusetts, was burned to the ground during King Philip's War
* Battle of Springfield (1780), near Springfield, New Jersey, during the American Revolutionary War
* First Battle of Springfield, an October 25, 1861, battle of the American Civil War in Greene County, Missouri
* Second Battle of Springfield, a January 8, 1863, battle in the American Civil War fought in Springfield, Missouri
* Springfield race riot of 1908
Theme park areas
* Springfield (Universal Theme Parks), the area themed around the fictional town of the same name from the American animated sitcom, ''The Simpsons''
Other uses
* Springfield (horse), an English Thoroughbred racehorse
* Springfield (retailer), a Madrid-based Tendam-owned fashion brand and retailer with ca. 685 stores worldwide in 2023
* MGM Springfield, a hotel and casino complex located in Metro Center, Springfield, Massachusetts
* Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, referred to as "Springfield"
* Springfield Armory, in the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, the primary center for the manufacture of U.S. military firearms from 1777 until its closing in 1968
* Springfield rifle
* Springfields, a nuclear fuel production installation in Lancashire, England
* USS Springfield, USS ''Springfield'', any of several ships by that name
See also
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* Buffalo Springfield, a folk rock band
* North Springfield (disambiguation)
* Springfield Plantation (disambiguation)
* Springfield Township (disambiguation)
* West Springfield (disambiguation)
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