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Springfield
Coloradotown
Springfield
Total population
1,384
Median home value
$134,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$48,295
Founded
1888
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Springfield is a statutory town in, the county seat of, and the most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census.
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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, since this is where the Tipton brothers had come from.
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 to Lamar, Colorado, and south to Boise City, Oklahoma. U.S. Route 160 passes just to the south of the town, leading west to Trinidad, Colorado, and east to Johnson City, Kansas. Springfield Municipal Airport (FAA ID: 8V7) is four miles north. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. 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.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Springfield, CO from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · SPRINGFIELD · 169 students · 12.1:1 ratio
- Springfield Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · SPRINGFIELD · 135 students · 16.9:1 ratio
- Vilas Elementary SchoolElementary · VILAS · 35 students · 11.7:1 ratio
- Vilas Undivided High SchoolHigh · VILAS · 34 students · 8.5:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Colorado
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Springfield
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-12 · 43 mi
- Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 69 mi
- Wildfire Post, Las Animas, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-11 · 102 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 118 mi
- Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 142 mi
- Wildfire Brown, Oldham, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-09 · 142 mi
- Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 144 mi
- Wildfire Old Deer, Carson, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-23 · 155 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
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Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Elevation
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET