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Springfield, Missouri

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(Dent County)

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(Jefferson County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Springfield had a population of 151,580 people ^<1>. This represents 2.7% of the total population of Missouri, making it the state's 3rd most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	156,206	+3.05%	+0.97% since 2007
2007	154,703	+2.06%	+0.82% since 2006
2006	153,449	+1.23%	+0.58% since 2005
2005	152,559	+0.65%
2004	152,543	+0.64%
2003	152,430	+0.56%
2002	152,300	+0.47%	-0.13% since 2001
2001	152,494	+0.6%	+0.6% since 2000
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2000	151,580	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Kansas City	NW	149 mi [239.8 km]	451,572	2.27% increase
2	Saint Louis	NE	195 mi [313.8 km]	354,361	1.77% increase
-3-	Springfield			156,206	3.05% increase
4	Independence	NW	142 mi [228.5 km]	110,440	2.51% decrease
5	Columbia	NE	131 mi [210.8 km]	100,733	19.17% increase
6	Saint Joseph	NW	195 mi [313.8 km]	76,197	2.98% increase
7	Lee's Summit	NW	133 mi [214 km]	84,208	19.11% increase

Springfield had 69,650 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Springfield has an area ^<4> of 73.2 square miles [189.5 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Springfield had a 2000 population density of 2,072 people per square mile [800 people/km²], making it the state's 88th most densely populated area.

Christian County

The city of Springfield is primarily located in Christian County and is the county seat. A portion of Springfield extends into Greene County.

The county had a population of 54,952 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 151,580 people, Springfield contained 275.8% of the Christian County total.

In addition, where the community of Springfield has a population density of 2,072 people per square mile [800 people/km²], Christian County averages 97.6 people per square mile [37.68 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Christian County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Springfield and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Springfield. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	1	156,206	3.05% increase
10 mi [16 km]	6	185,410	7.97% increase
15 mi [24 km]	10	220,262	14.75% increase
20 mi [32 km]	19	227,263	14.46% increase
25 mi [40 km]	26	239,257	14.54% increase
30 mi [48 km]	37	266,992	14.43% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Springfield. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Springfield, it also contains a comparison between Springfield and the state of Missouri.

Click here for the Springfield QuickFact (QF-2970000).

A Census Quickfact is available for Christian County (QF-29043).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Christian County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Douglas	QF-29067	E	13,438	2.59% increase
Greene	QF-29077	N	266,944	10.86% increase
Lawrence	QF-29109	W	37,757	6.89% increase
Stone	QF-29209	SW	31,551	9.78% increase
Taney	QF-29213	S	47,023	17.74% increase
Webster	QF-29225	NE	36,473	16.67% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Springfield:

	State Code:	29 (Missouri)
	County Code:	043 (Christian County)
	Place Code:	70000 (Springfield)

	State & County Code:	29043 (Missouri/Christian County)

	State & Place Code:	2970000 (Missouri/Springfield)

Springfield is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Springfield.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Missouri ^<6>

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For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Springfield? Please visit the Map Page for Springfield.

Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Springfield and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Springfield. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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