Springfield, MO
| Springfield, Missouri | |
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| City | |
| City of Springfield | |
Park Central Square in Downtown Springfield
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| Nickname(s): The "Queen City of the Ozarks" or the "Birthplace of Route 66" | |
 Location in the state of Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 37°11′42″N 93°17′10″W / 37.19500°N 93.28611°WCoordinates: 37°11′42″N 93°17′10″W / 37.19500°N 93.28611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Counties | Greene, Christian |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Incorporated | 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Mayor | Robert Stephens (L) |
| Area | |
| • City | 82.31 sq mi (213.18 km2) |
| • Land | 81.72 sq mi (211.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2) |
| • Metro | 3,021 sq mi (7,824 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • City | 159,498 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 166,810 |
| • Rank | US: 150th |
| • Density | 1,951.8/sq mi (753.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 273,724 (US: 138th) |
| • Metro | 541,991 (US: 101st) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 65800-65899 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-70000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0735864 |
| Website | www.springfieldmo.gov |
Springfield is the third largest city in the state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498. As of 2015, the population is 166,810 (Census Bureau Estimate). It is one of the two principal cities of the Springfield-Branson Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 541,991 and includes the counties of Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Webster, Stone and Taney. Springfield's nickname is the "Queen City of the Ozarks" and is known as the "Birthplace of Route 66". It is also home of several universities including Missouri State University, Drury University, and Evangel University.
The territory known as Missouri was included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Soon after, the Delaware Native Americans received treaty land where Springfield's Sequiota Park and the antique stores of its Galloway Village stand today. To the west, 500 Kickapoo Native Americans built wickiups on the prairie that still bears their name. Missouri became a state on August 10, 1821, and in 1833 the legislature designated most of the southern portion as Greene County. The county was named in honor of American Revolutionary War General Nathanael Greene, largely through a campaign, started in 1829, by Springfield's founder, John Polk Campbell, a Tennessee homesteader. Officially, Springfield was founded in 1830, and was incorporated in 1838.
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