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City of Springfield
Official seal of City of Springfield
Seal
Nickname: The Rose City
Location within the state of Ohio
Location within the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 39°55′37″N 83°48′15″W / 39.92694, -83.80417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Clark
Founded 1801
Incorporated 1827 (village)
- 1850 (city)
Government
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Area
 - City 22. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 5 sq mi (58. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²)
 - Land 22. To help compare different Orders of magnitude and geographical regions we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km² 5 sq mi (58. 2 km²)
 - Water 0. 04 sq mi (0. 1 km²)
Elevation 978 ft (298 m)
Population (2006)[1] [2]
 - City 62,844
 - Density 2,908. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/sq mi (1,123. 0/km²)
 - Metro 141,872
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 45501-45506
Area code(s) 937
FIPS code 39-74118[3]
GNIS feature ID 1065370[4]
Website: http://www.ci.springfield.oh.us/

Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County[5]. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 937 is a Telephone Area code serving much of the southwestern part of the U Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. For British letters to voters in Clark County in the 2004 Presidential election, see The Guardian Clark County is a County The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately 45 miles (72 km) west of Columbus and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Dayton. The Mad River is a river located in the west central part of the U Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County.

As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 65,358, but in 2006, the population was down to 62,844. According to the US Census 2006 estimate, the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 141,872 residents, while the Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH Combined Statistical Area has 1,073,513 residents. Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced The Miami Valley, broadly refers to the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and also includes the Little Miami Mad and Table of United States Combined Statistical AreasThe United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB defines micropolitan and metropolitan statistical areas. [6]

Springfield is home to Wittenberg University, a private liberal-arts college of approximately 2000 students. Wittenberg University, located in Springfield Ohio, is a private four-year liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Springfield is also home to Clark State Community College. In 2004, Springfield was chosen as an "All-American City. The All-America City Award is given by the National Civic League annually to ten cities in the United States. "

In 1983, Newsweek featured Springfield in its 50th anniversary issue, entitled, "The American Dream. Newsweek is an American weekly Newsmagazine published in New York City. " It chronicled the impact of the past 50 years on five local families.

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History

Springfield was founded by James Demint, a former teamster from Kentucky, in 1801. The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. When Clark County was created from parts of Champaign, Madison and Greene counties, Springfield was designated as county seat in 1818. For British letters to voters in Clark County in the 2004 Presidential election, see The Guardian Clark County is a County Champaign County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Madison County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Greene County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Springfield beat out the village of New Boston by two votes in the state legislature. New Boston is a village in Scioto County, Ohio, United States, along the Ohio River.

Springfield traces its early growth to the National Road, which ended in Springfield for approximately 10 years as politicians wrangled over the path it would continue. US 40svg|right|100px|thumb|The National Road is now included as part of U Dayton and Eaton wanted the road to veer south after Springfield, but President Andrew Jackson made the final decision to have the road continue straight west to Richmond, Indiana. Eaton is a city in and the County seat of Preble County, Ohio, United States. Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 Richmond (ˈrɪtʃmənd is a city in Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, which borders Ohio.

Historic downtown as viewed from a railyard.
Historic downtown as viewed from a railyard.

During the mid and late 1800s Springfield was dominated by industrialists including O. S. Kelly, Asa S. Bushnell, James Leffel, P. Asa Smith Bushnell ( September 16, 1834 - January 15, 1904) was a Republican politician from Ohio. P. Mast and Benjamin Warder. Asa S. Bushnell built the Springfield, Ohio Bushnell Building[7] where the patent attorney to the Wright Brothers, Harry Aubrey Toulmin, Sr., wrote the 1904 patent to cover the invention of the airplane. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Harry Aubrey Toulmin Sr (1858 &ndash May 17, 1942) was the American Lawyer located in Springfield Ohio, who wrote the A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an To promote the products of his agricultural equipment company, P. P. Mast started the Farm and Fireside magazine. Mast’s publishing company - Mast, Crowell, and Kirkpatrick - grew to become Crowell-Collier Publishing Company best known for Collier's Weekly. Collier's Weekly was an American Magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957 In 1894, The Kelly Springfield Tire Company was founded. The Kelly-Springfield Tire Company was founded in Springfield Ohio by Edwin Kelly and Arthur Grant in 1894

At the turn of the century Springfield became know as the "Home City. " Several lodges including the Masonic Lodge, Knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows built homes for orphans and aged members of their order. A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge in Books of Constitutions is the basic organisation of Freemasonry. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal organization and Secret society founded at Washington DC on 19 February, 1864.

Clark County Courthouse in downtown Springfield.
Clark County Courthouse in downtown Springfield.

In 1902 A. B. Graham, then the superintendent of schools for Springfield Township in Clark County, established a "Boys' and Girls' Agricultural Club. " Approximately 85 children from 10 to 15 years of age attended the first meeting on January 15, 1902 in Springfield, Ohio, in the basement of the Clark County Courthouse. This was the start of what would be called the "4-H Club" within a few years, quickly growing to a nationwide organization. 4-H in the United States is a Youth organization administered by the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES of the United States (4-H stands for "Helpful Hands, Healing Hearts". ) The first "projects" included food preservation, gardening and elementary agriculture. Today, the Courthouse still bears a large 4H symbol under the flag pole at the front of the building to commemorate its part in founding the organization. The Clark County Fair is the second largest fair in the state (only the Ohio State Fair is larger) in large part to 4H still remaining very popular in the area. The Ohio State Fair is one of the largest state fairs in the United States.

From 1916 to 1926, 10 automobile companies operated in Springfield. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Amongst them: The Bramwell, Brenning, Foos, Frayer-Miller, Kelly Steam, Russell-Springfield and Westcott. The Westcott, know as the car built to last, was a six-cylinder four door sedan manufactured by Burton J. Westcott of the Westcott Motor Car Company. The Westcott was an automobile produced in Richmond Indiana and Springfield Ohio ( United States) between 1912 and 1925 Burton and Orpha Westcott however, are better known for having contracted the world renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design their home in 1908 at 1340 East High Street. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who The Westcott House, a sprawling two story stucco and concrete house has all the features of Wright's prairie style including horizontal lines, low-pitched roof, and broad eaves. The Westcott House is a Frank Lloyd Wright -designed Prairie Style House in Springfield Ohio. It is the only Frank Lloyd Wright prairie style house in the state of Ohio. The property was purchased in 2000 by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy (Chicago, IL), and as part of a prearranged plan, the house was then sold to a newly formed local Westcott House Foundation. The Westcott House Foundation managed the extensive 5 year, $5. 3 million restoration, the house was fully restored to its original glory in October 2005, when it officially opened to the public for guided tours.

The city is served by one daily newspaper, the Springfield News-Sun. The Springfield News-Sun is a daily Newspaper published in Springfield Ohio by Cox Enterprises, which also publishes the Dayton Daily

Geography

Springfield is located at 39°55′37″N, 83°48′15″W (39. 927067, -83. 804131)[8].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 22. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 5 square miles (58. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 3 km²), of which, 22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 square miles (58. 2 km²) of it is land and 0. 04 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (0. 18%) is water. The Clarence J. Brown Reservoir is located on the northeast outskirts of Springfield.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1820 1,868
—
1830 1,080 −42. 2%
1840 2,062 90. 9%
1850 5,108 147. 7%
1860 7,002 37. 1%
1870 12,652 80. 7%
1880 20,730 63. 8%
1890 31,895 53. 9%
1900 38,253 19. 9%
1910 46,921 22. 7%
1920 60,840 29. 7%
1930 68,743 13%
1940 70,662 2. 8%
1950 78,508 11. 1%
1960 82,723 5. 4%
1970 81,926 −1%
1980 72,563 −11. 4%
1990 70,487 −2. 9%
2000 65,358 −7. 3%
Est. 2006 62,844 −3. 8%

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 65,358 people, 26,254 households, and 16,224 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 2,908. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6 people per square mile (1,123. 0/km²). There were 29,309 housing units at an average density of 1,304. 2/sq mi (503. 6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 78. 04% White, 18. 22% African American, 0. 34% Native American, 0. 70% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 0. 54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 18% of the population.

There are 26,254 households out of which 29. 9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40. 5% are married couples living together, 16. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 6% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38. 2% are non-families. 32. 2% of all households are made up of individuals and 13. 5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2. 38 and the average family size is 2. 99.

In the city the population is spread out with 25. 6% under the age of 18, 11. 5% from 18 to 24, 27. 0% from 25 to 44, 20. 7% from 45 to 64, and 15. 2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 89. 3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84. 1 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $32,193, and the median income for a family is $39,890. Males have a median income of $32,027 versus $23,155 for females. The per capita income for the city is $16,660. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 16. 9% of the population and 13. 5% of families are below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Out of the total population, 23. 9% of those under the age of 18 and 9. 6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Notable natives

The following are notable people born and/or raised in Springfield:

Sister cities

Springfield has four sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International:

See also

References

  1. ^ Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Ohio, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-06-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul.
  2. ^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  3. ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). The United States Geological Survey ( USGS) is a scientific agency of the United States government. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  5. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  6. ^ Annual Estimates of the Population of Combined Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006. U. S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
  7. ^ History of the Bushnell Building
  8. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes

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