Editing Springfield, Kentucky (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1800 = 164
| 1810 = 249
| 1830 = 618
| 1840 = 598
| 1850 = 527
| 1860 = 497
| 1870 = 502
| 1880 = 610
| 1890 = 642
| 1900 = 1016
| 1910 = 1329
| 1920 = 1529
| 1930 = 1487
| 1940 = 1767
| 1950 = 2032
| 1960 = 2382
| 1970 = 2961
| 1980 = 3179
| 1990 = 2875
| 2000 = 2634
| 2010 = 2519
| 2020 = 2846
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2876
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 2,634 people, 1,166 households, and 711 families residing in the city.  The [[population density]] was {{convert|1048.5|/sqmi|/km2}}.  There were 1,239 housing units at an average density of {{convert|493.2|/sqmi|/km2|abbr=on}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 74.68% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 22.40% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.53% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.80% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.59% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 1,166 households, out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.

21.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 78.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,430, and the median income for a family was $35,143. Males had a median income of $29,917 versus $21,865 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,793.  About 12.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.