Springfield, Colorado

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Coordinates: 37°24′24″N 102°37′2″W / 37.40667, -102.61722
Town of Springfield, Colorado
Location in Baca County and the state of Colorado
Country	United States
State	State of Colorado
County^[1]	Baca County - seat^[2]
Settled	1888
Incorporated	January 16, 1889^[3]
Government
- Type	Statutory Town^[1]
Area
- Total	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
- Land	0.9 sq mi (2.3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation ^[4]	4,360 ft (1,329 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,562
- Density	1,735.6/sq mi (679.1/km²)
Time zone	Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
- Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC-6)
ZIP code^[5]	81073
Area code(s)	719
FIPS code	08-73330
GNIS feature ID	0203868
Website: Town of Springfield

The Town of Springfield is a Statutory Town that is the County seat and most populous town of Baca County, Colorado, United States.^[6] The population was 1,562 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Springfield, Missouri, the origin of early settlers to the town. According to the Plainsman Herald from March 1988, the Town was settled in 1888 or 1889 by Frank Pierce Tipton (DPOB 10 Dec 1852, Gallopolis, Ohio) who had travelled to Springfield from Moulton, Iowa via Springfield, MO in 1886 or 1887 in a covered wagon. Frank Tipton secured the title to 80 acres which was the original town site.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Springfield is located at 37°24′24″N, 102°37′2″W (37.406629, -102.617243)^[7].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 1,562 people, 715 households, and 409 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,793.8 people per square mile (693.2/km²). There were 838 housing units at an average density of 962.4/sq mi (371.9/km²). 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 $24,375, 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.