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{{Short description|Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Springfield
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| settlement_type                 = Rural municipality
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| image_caption                   = Birds Hill Provincial Park in northwestern Springfield
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| map_caption                     = Location of the RM of Springfield in Manitoba
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| subdivision_name                = Canada
| subdivision_type1               = [[Provinces of Canada|Province]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Manitoba]]
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| subdivision_name2               = [[Eastman Region|Eastman]] and [[Winnipeg Metro Region|Winnipeg Metro]]
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| established_title               = Incorporated
| established_date                = 1880
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| leader_title                    = Mayor
| leader_name                     = Patrick Therrien
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* {{hanging indent|[[Ron Schuler]] ([[Springfield-Ritchot]])}}
* {{hanging indent|[[Bob Lagassé]] ([[Dawson Trail (electoral district)|Dawson Trail]])}}
}}
| leader_title2                   = MPs
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* {{hanging indent|[[James Bezan]] ([[Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman]])}}
* {{hanging indent|[[Ted Falk]] ([[Provencher]])}}
}}
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| elevation_m                     = 242
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| population_as_of                = 2021
| population_total                = 16,142
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| timezone                        = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]
| utc_offset                      = −6
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| postal_code_type                = [[Canadian postal code#Forward sortation areas|Postal Code]]
| postal_code                     = [[List of R postal codes of Canada|R5L]], [[List of R postal codes of Canada|R5M]],  [[List of R postal codes of Canada|R5N]],  [[List of R postal codes of Canada|R5P]], [[List of R postal codes of Canada|R5R]], [[List of R postal codes of Canada|R5T]]
| area_code_type                  = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]]
| area_codes                      = [[Area code 204|204]], [[Area code 431|431]]
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| website                         = {{URL|www.rmofspringfield.ca/}}
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| official_name                   = Rural Municipality of Springfield
| population_metro                = 778,489
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'''Springfield''' is a [[List of rural municipalities in Manitoba|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 [[Provincial forests (Manitoba)|Agassiz Provincial Forest]] on the municipality's eastern boundary. [[Birds Hill Provincial Park]] nestles into the north-western corner of Springfield.

Springfield's population was 16,142 as of the [[2021 Canadian Census|2021 census]], making it the second most populous RM in the province (slightly behind the [[Rural Municipality of Hanover|RM of Hanover]]) and fifth most populous [[List of municipalities in Manitoba|municipality overall]] (behind the cities of Winnipeg, [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]], and [[Steinbach, Manitoba|Steinbach]], and RM of Hanover).<ref name="2021census" />

== History ==
The Springfield area is part of the traditional territory of [[Anishnaabe]] and [[Swampy Cree]] First Nations. In 1870, the area became part of the new province of Manitoba. In 1871, the area was covered under [[Treaty 1]] between the British Crown and the First Nations. The treaty facilitated the settlement of southern Manitoba including agricultural settlements in the Springfield area.

Springfield was incorporated in 1880 as a result of changes made to the '''Rural Municipality of Springfield and Sunnyside''' (1873–1880).<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Goldsborough |first=Gordon |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Manitoba Communities: Springfield (Rural Municipality) |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/springfield.shtml |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Manitoba Historical Society }}</ref> The municipality received its name due to the presence of multiple [[natural springs]] found within its borders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51764498 |title=Geographical Names of Manitoba. |publisher=Manitoba Conservation |year=2000 |isbn=0-7711-1517-2 |location=Winnipeg |oclc=51764498}}</ref> While farming is still important in the municipality, today many residents are employed in nearby Winnipeg.

== Communities ==
* [[Anola, Manitoba|Anola]]
* [[Cooks Creek, Manitoba|Cooks Creek]]
* [[Dugald, Manitoba|Dugald]]
* [[Glass, Manitoba|Glass]]
* [[Hazelridge, Manitoba|Hazelridge]]
* [[Oakbank, Manitoba|Oakbank]]
* [[Ostenfeld, Manitoba|Ostenfeld]]
* [[Pine Ridge, Manitoba|Pine Ridge]]
* [[Sapton, Manitoba|Sapton]]
* [[Vivian, Manitoba|Vivian]]

== Demographics ==
In the [[2021 Canadian census|2021 Census of Population]] conducted by [[Statistics Canada]], Springfield had a population of 16,142 living in 5,795 of its 5,992 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:16142-15342}}|15342|1}} from its 2016 population of 15,342. With a land area of {{cvt|1096.17|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|16142|1096.17|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000246 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba | publisher=[[Statistics Canada]] | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
{{Historical populations
|title = Historical population<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsborough |first=Gordon |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Manitoba Communities: Springfield (Rural Municipality) |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/springfield.shtml |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Manitoba Historical Society}}</ref>
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|1891|1000
|1896|1367
|1901|2585
|1911|5015
|1921|5666
|1931|6486
|1941|6863
|1951|5375
|1956|5120
|1961|5608
|1966|5670
|1971|5955
|1976|6944
|1981|8986
|1986|9836
|1991|11102
|1996|12162
|2001|12602
|2006|12990
|2011|14069
|2016|15342
|2021|16142
}}

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ [[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] groups in the Rural Municipality of Springfield (2001−2021)
! rowspan="2" |[[Panethnicity|Panethnic]] group
! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Springfield&DGUIDlist=2021A00054612047&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=CD&Code2=4612&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
|-
![[Population|{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}]]
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
!{{abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!{{Abbr|%|percentage}}
|-
| [[European Canadians|European]]{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}}
| 13,625
| {{Percentage | 13625 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 13,260
| {{Percentage | 13260 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 12,675
| {{Percentage | 12675 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 12,055
| {{Percentage | 12055 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 11,855
| {{Percentage | 11855 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Indigenous peoples in Canada|Indigenous]]
| 1,770
| {{Percentage | 1770 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 1,410
| {{Percentage | 1410 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 890
| {{Percentage | 890 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 740
| {{Percentage | 740 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 595
| {{Percentage | 595 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[African-Canadian|African]]
| 100
| {{Percentage | 100 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 115
| {{Percentage | 115 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 85
| {{Percentage | 85 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[East Asian Canadians|East Asian]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}}
| 75
| {{Percentage | 75 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 50
| {{Percentage | 50 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Southeast Asia]]n{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}}
| 60
| {{Percentage | 60 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 120
| {{Percentage | 120 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 30
| {{Percentage | 30 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[South Asian Canadians|South Asian]]
| 50
| {{Percentage | 50 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 55
| {{Percentage | 55 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Middle Eastern Canadians|Middle Eastern]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 20
| {{Percentage | 20 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| [[Latin American Canadians|Latin American]]
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 15
| {{Percentage | 15 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
| Other/[[Multiracial people|multiracial]]{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}}
| 35
| {{Percentage | 35 | 15750 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 15030 | 2 }}
| 10
| {{Percentage | 10 | 13715 | 2 }}
| 0
| {{Percentage | 0 | 12950 | 2 }}
| 25
| {{Percentage | 25 | 12560 | 2 }}
|-
! Total responses
! 15,750
! {{Percentage | 15750 | 16142 | 2 }}
! 15,030
! {{Percentage | 15030 | 15342 | 2 }}
! 13,715
! {{Percentage | 13715 | 14069 | 2 }}
! 12,950
! {{Percentage | 12950 | 12990 | 2 }}
! 12,560
! {{Percentage | 12560 | 12602 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total population
! 16,142
! {{Percentage | 16142 | 16142 | 2 }}
! 15,342
! {{Percentage | 15342 | 15342 | 2 }}
! 14,069
! {{Percentage | 14069 | 14069 | 2 }}
! 12,990
! {{Percentage | 12990 | 12990 | 2 }}
! 12,602
! {{Percentage | 12602 | 12602 | 2 }}
|- class="sortbottom"
| colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}}
|}

== Attractions ==
The RM of Springfield contains many sites of historical and cultural significance such as the Sunnyside cemetery, the Springfield [[Hutterites|Hutterite colony]], North Springfield school, Springfield Agricultural Society, and the [[Dugald rail accident]] site.<ref>{{cite web|title=Search results for "Springfield"|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/searchresults.shtml?cx=010615179535509863828%3A7zow4hyr79w&cof=FORID%3A11&q=Springfield&sa=Search|website=Manitoba Historical Society|access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1996, the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in [[Cooks Creek, Manitoba|Cooks Creek]] was designated a [[National Historic Sites of Canada|National Historic Site of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception National Historic Site of Canada |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1789 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Parks Canada - Directory of Federal Heritage Designations |publisher=Parks Canada |language=en}}</ref>

== Government ==
=== Municipal ===
Springfield's administrative center is in [[Oakbank, Manitoba|Oakbank]], the largest community in the RM. The RM is governed by a mayor and councillors representing the RM's five wards. The government has come under some media scrutiny for having the highest compensation to mayor and council ($242,974 total for 2015) relative to all other municipalities in the Winnipeg capital region.<ref name="MyUser_Winnipegfreepress.com_October_29_2015c">{{cite news |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/the-politics-of-pay-292158811.html |title=Salaries for municipal leaders in the capital region vary widely – Winnipeg Free Press |newspaper=Winnipegfreepress.com |date= 17 February 2015 |author= Bill Redekop|access-date= October 29, 2015}}</ref>

=== Provincial ===
The RM is represented by two ridings in the [[Manitoba Legislative Assembly]]: [[Springfield-Ritchot]] (west) and [[Dawson Trail (electoral district)|Dawson Trail]] (east). The former [[Springfield (provincial electoral district)|Springfield electoral district]] included all of the RM and parts of adjacent [[East St. Paul]].

=== Federal ===
The RM is split between two federal ridings: [[Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman]] (north) and [[Provencher]] (south). From 1914 through 1966, a federal riding was also called "Springfield" with varying boundaries not always coterminous with the municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPRINGFIELD, Manitoba (1914 - 1966) |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&rid=697&Search=Det&Language=E |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023052654/http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&rid=697&Search=Det&Language=E |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |website=Parliament of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* Kraushar, Aileen, et al. 1974. ''Springfield 1st Rural Municipality in Manitoba 1873-1973''. Dugald: Dugald Women's Institute. {{ISBN|0-919212-40-9}}.

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.rmofspringfield.ca/ R.M. of Springfield] (official site)
* [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=46&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Springfield Rural Municipality, Manitoba; Statistics Canada]
* [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Springfield%20(RM)&IdentUID=4612047 Map of Springfield R.M. at Statcan]

{{Geographic location
| North  = [[St. Clements, Manitoba|R.M. of St. Clements]]<br>[[Brokenhead, Manitoba|R.M. of Brokenhead]]
| Northwest = [[East St. Paul, Manitoba|R.M. of East St. Paul]]
| West   = [[Winnipeg|City of Winnipeg]]
| Center = R.M. of Springfield
| East   = [[Reynolds, Manitoba|R.M. of Reynolds]]
| South  = [[Tache, Manitoba|R.M. of Tache]]
| Southwest = [[Ritchot, Manitoba|R.M. of Ritchot]]
}}

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