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Springfield
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county seat of Clark County, Ohio, United States
Springfield is a city in Ohio that serves as the county seat of Clark County, meaning it is the primary government center for the county. It matters because county seats typically house important local government offices and courts that serve the surrounding region.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Springfield
- Population
- 58662
- Area
- 66.042956
- Elevation
- 298
- Official website
- springfieldohio.gov
- Image
- Downtown Springfield, Ohio 2021.jpg
- Households
- 23868
- Dialing code
- 937
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- Commons category
- Springfield, Ohio
- inception
- 1801-00-00
- postal code
- 45506
- P8168
- Ashina Buzhen
- water as percent of area
- 0.8046
- per capita income
- 21452
- P12749
- Operation Wooden Leg
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Springfield is a city in Clark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in southwestern Ohio along the Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, about 45 miles (72 km) west of Columbus and 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Dayton. The city had a total population of 58,662 at the 2020 census, while the Springfield metropolitan area had 136,001 residents.
Springfield is home to Wittenberg University, a liberal arts college, and Clark State College, a community college. The Little Miami Scenic Trail, a paved rail-trail that is nearly 80 miles (130 kilometers) long, extends from the Buck Creek Scenic Trail head in Springfield south to Newtown, Ohio. Buck Creek State Park and its Clarence J. Brown reservoir are located at the city limits.