Springfield, Colorado: Difference between revisions
imported>Panamitsu m add {{Use American English}} template per MOS:TIES |
imported>Sbmeirow cleanup |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{ | {{Short description|Town in Colorado, United States}} | ||
{{Distinguish|Springfield, Illinois|Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, Missouri}} | {{Distinguish|Springfield, Illinois|Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, Missouri}} | ||
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}} | {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} | ||
| Line 13: | Line 13: | ||
|image_flag = | |image_flag = | ||
|flag_size = | |flag_size = | ||
|image_seal = | |image_seal = SpringfieldCOseal.png | ||
|seal_size = | |seal_size = 110px | ||
|image_shield = | |image_shield = | ||
|shield_size = | |shield_size = | ||
| Line 23: | Line 23: | ||
|image_map1 = | |image_map1 = | ||
|map_caption1 = | |map_caption1 = | ||
|pushpin_map = USA | |||
|pushpin_relief = yes | |||
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the United States | |||
|pushpin_label = Springfield | |||
<!-- Location --> | <!-- Location --> | ||
| Line 42: | Line 47: | ||
|established_date1 = | |established_date1 = | ||
|established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | |established_title2 = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | ||
|established_date2 = January 16, 1889<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{Cite web| url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref> | |established_date2 = January 16, 1889<ref name=MuniIncCO>{{Cite web| url = http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030823045734/http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/muninc.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = August 23, 2003 | title = Colorado Municipal Incorporations | publisher = [[Colorado|State of Colorado]], Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives | date = December 1, 2004 | accessdate = September 2, 2007}}</ref> | ||
|named_for = | |named_for = | ||
| Line 92: | Line 97: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Springfield''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]], the [[county seat]] of, and the most populous town in [[Baca County, Colorado|Baca County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 1,325 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> | '''Springfield''' is a [[Colorado municipalities#Statutory town|statutory town]] in, the [[county seat]] of, and the most populous town in [[Baca County, Colorado|Baca County]], [[Colorado]], United States.<ref name=gnis/> The population was 1,325 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2020" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Frank and Jim Tipton settled in Las Animas, Colorado in 1886. In 1888 or 1889, the Tiptons secured the title to 80 acres which was the original townsite. They did this using a "soldiers script" and named the town after [[Springfield, Missouri]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=53|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=47}}</ref> since this is where the Tipton brothers had come from.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Calhan |first1=Henbest |title=Baca County History |date=March 24, 1988 |publisher=Plainsman Herald}}</ref> | Frank and Jim Tipton settled in Las Animas, Colorado in 1886. In 1888 or 1889, the Tiptons secured the title to 80 acres which was the original townsite. They did this using a "soldiers script" and named the town after [[Springfield, Missouri]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Dawson|first=John Frank|title=Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015051116740;view=1up;seq=53|publisher=The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co.|location=Denver, CO|page=47}}</ref> since this is where the Tipton brothers had come from.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Calhan |first1=Henbest |title=Baca County History |date=March 24, 1988 |publisher=Plainsman Herald}}</ref> | ||
==Geography | ==Geography== | ||
Springfield is located in north-central Baca County, approximately 30 miles north of the [[Oklahoma]] state line. | Springfield is located in north-central Baca County, approximately 30 miles north of the [[Oklahoma]] state line. | ||
| Line 106: | Line 111: | ||
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.9|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0873330| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0873330| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Springfield town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 26, 2013}}</ref> | According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|2.9|km2|order=flip}}, all of it land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0873330| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212175256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0873330| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Springfield town, Colorado| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=September 26, 2013}}</ref> | ||
===Climate=== | |||
Springfield has a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climate|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with hot summers featuring mild mornings and occasional heavy thunderstorm rains, and highly variable winters that range from very warm and windy to frigid and relatively still. | Springfield has a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climate|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') with hot summers featuring mild mornings and occasional heavy thunderstorm rains, and highly variable winters that range from very warm and windy to frigid and relatively still. | ||
<div style="width: 75%;"> | <div style="width: 75%;"> | ||
| Line 112: | Line 118: | ||
|width = auto | |width = auto | ||
|single line = Y | |single line = Y | ||
|Jan record high F = 79 | |Jan record high F = 79 | ||
|Feb record high F = 83 | |Feb record high F = 83 | ||
| Line 250: | Line 255: | ||
The median income for a household in the town was $28,099, and the median income for a family was $34,107. Males had a median income of $25,385 versus $16,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,890. About 14.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over. | The median income for a household in the town was $28,099, and the median income for a family was $34,107. Males had a median income of $25,385 versus $16,339 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,890. About 14.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over. | ||
== | ==Education== | ||
The | The Springfield School District has an elementary and high school. | ||
The town has a library. | |||
==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||
| Line 261: | Line 265: | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{ | {{Portal|Colorado}} | ||
* [[Springfield Schoolhouse]] | * [[Springfield Schoolhouse]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:01, 30 October 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Main otherScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters".Template:Main other
Springfield is a statutory town in, the county seat of, and the most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States.[1] The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census.[2]
History
Frank and Jim Tipton settled in Las Animas, Colorado in 1886. In 1888 or 1889, the Tiptons secured the title to 80 acres which was the original townsite. They did this using a "soldiers script" and named the town after Springfield, Missouri,[3] since this is where the Tipton brothers had come from.[4]
Geography
Springfield is located in north-central Baca County, approximately 30 miles north of the Oklahoma state line.
U.S. Routes 287 and 385 pass through the center of the town, leading north Template:Convert to Lamar, Colorado, and south Template:Convert to Boise City, Oklahoma. U.S. Route 160 passes just to the south of the town, leading west Template:Convert to Trinidad, Colorado, and east Template:Convert to Johnson City, Kansas.
Springfield Municipal Airport (FAA ID: 8V7) is four miles north.[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert, all of it land.[6]
Climate
Springfield has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with hot summers featuring mild mornings and occasional heavy thunderstorm rains, and highly variable winters that range from very warm and windy to frigid and relatively still.
Demographics
Template:US Census population As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 1,451 people, 715 households, and 409 families residing in the town. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 838 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the town was 94.88% White, 1.15% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 2.56% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.83% of the population.
There were 715 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.8% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.7% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $28,099, and the median income for a family was $34,107. Males had a median income of $25,385 versus $16,339 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,890. About 14.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.6% of those under age 18 and 17.8% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Springfield School District has an elementary and high school.
The town has a library.
Notable people
Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Springfield include:
- Alfred A. Arraj (1906–1992), U.S. federal judge[8]
See also
Script error: No such module "Portal".
References
External links
Template:Baca County, Colorado Template:US state navigation box Template:Colorado county seats Template:Authority control
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgnis - ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus 2020 - ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".