Springfield, Ohio

The 2000 Census showed that Springfield had a population of 65,358 people^<1>. This represents 0.58% of the total population of Ohio, making it the state's 11th most populous community.

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

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
8	Youngstown	NE	184 mi [296.1 km]	72,925	11.1% decrease
9	Canton	NE	141 mi [226.9 km]	78,362	3.02% decrease
10	Lorain	NE	135 mi [217.3 km]	70,239	2.31% increase
-11-	Springfield			62,269	4.73% decrease
12	Hamilton	SW	54 mi [86.9 km]	62,477	2.94% increase
13	Kettering	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	53,708	6.6% decrease
14	Lakewood	NE	150 mi [241.4 km]	50,704	10.49% decrease

Springfield had 29,309 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Springfield has an area^<4> of 22.47 square miles [58.2 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Springfield had a 2000 population density of 2,908 people per square mile [1,122 people/km²], making it the state's 94th most densely populated area.

Clark County

The city of Springfield is located in Clark County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 144,660 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 65,358 people, Springfield contained 45.18% of the Clark County total.

In addition, where the community of Springfield has a population density of 2,908 people per square mile [1,122 people/km²], Clark County averages 361.8 people per square mile [139.7 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Clark 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>

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 Ohio.

Click here for the Springfield QuickFact (QF-3974118).

The following communities are nearby Springfield and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fairborn	QF-3925914	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	32,366	0.98% increase
	Huber Heights	QF-3936610	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	37,148	2.78% decrease
	Beavercreek	QF-3904720	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	39,909	5.07% increase
	Dayton	QF-3921000	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	154,200	7.21% decrease
	Kettering	QF-3940040	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	53,708	6.6% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Springfield.

A Census Quickfact is available for Clark County (QF-39023).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Clark County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Champaign	QF-39021	N	39,650	1.86% increase
	Greene	QF-39057	SW	159,190	7.41% increase
	Madison	QF-39097	E	41,861	4.1% increase
	Miami	QF-39109	NW	101,085	2.13% increase
	Montgomery	QF-39113	SW	534,626	4.28% decrease

Miscellaneous Information

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

Springfield is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and in Division #3 (the East North-Central Division).

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

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Springfield. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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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