Editing Springfield, Georgia

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{{Distinguish|Springfield, Illinois|Springfield, Massachusetts|Springfield, Missouri}}
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|website                  = [http://www.cityofspringfield.com/ City of Springfield Georgia]
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'''Springfield''' is a city in [[Effingham County, Georgia]], United States. The population was 2,703 as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. The city is the [[county seat]] of Effingham County<ref name="GR6">{{cite web| url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx| accessdate=2011-06-07| title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> and a part of the [[Savannah metropolitan area]].

==History==
Springfield was established in 1799, and is most likely named after a plantation.<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/s.pdf| title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=211 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref> The [[Georgia General Assembly]] incorporated Springfield in 1838.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/counties/effingham/city/springfield | title=City of Springfield | publisher=GeorgiaInfo | accessdate=11 June 2019}}</ref>

==Geography==
Springfield is located in the central Effingham County at {{Coord|32|22|6|N|81|18|37|W|type:city}} (32.368240, -81.310152).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[Georgia State Route 21]] bypasses the city center on the west, while [[Georgia State Route 119|Route 119]] passes closer to the center of town. If navigated via GA, it is {{convert|26|mi}} south to Savannah and {{convert|33|mi}} northwest to [[Sylvania, Georgia|Sylvania]]. While GA 119 leads southwest {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[Guyton, Georgia|Guyton]] and north {{convert|12|mi}} to the [[South Carolina]] border.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Springfield has a total area of {{convert|7.1|km2|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Springfield city, Georgia |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1372780 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213082835/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1372780 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |accessdate=January 26, 2016 |work=American Factfinder |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 32
|1910= 504
|1920= 377
|1930= 402
|1940= 458
|1950= 627
|1960= 858
|1970= 1001
|1980= 1075
|1990= 1415
|2000= 1821
|2010= 2852
|2020= 2703
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 3284
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2023-POP-13.xlsx |date=May 16, 2024|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 16, 2024}}</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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Springfield racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1372780&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-15|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,833
|67.81%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|607
|22.46%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|7
|0.26%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|11
|0.41%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|3
|0.11%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|114
|4.22%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|128
|4.74%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 2,703 people, 1,392 households, and 857 families residing in the city.

==Education==

=== Effingham County School District ===
The [[Effingham County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve levels. It consists of eight elementary schools, three middle schools,  and two high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=651&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref> The district has 511 full-time teachers and over 9,037 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/EFFINGHAM/EFFINGHAM_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 8, 2010.</ref>
*Blandford Elementary School
*Ebenezer Elementary School
*Guyton Elementary School
*Marlow Elementary School
*Rincon Elementary School
*Sand Hill Elementary School
*South Effingham Elementary School
*Springfield Elementary School
*Ebenezer Middle School
*Effingham County Middle School
*South Effingham Middle School
*[[Effingham County High School]]
*[[South Effingham High School]]

==Notable people==
*[[Paul Carrington (American football)|Paul Carrington]] - professional football player
*[[JaKeenan Gant]] (born 1996) - basketball player for [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C.|Hapoel Be'er Sheva]] of the [[Israeli Basketball Premier League]]
*[[Josh Reddick]] -  professional baseball player
*[[Charlton W. Tebeau]] - historian
*[[Artie Ulmer]] - professional football player
*[[Dusty Zeigler]] - professional football player

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.cityofspringfield.com City of Springfield official website]
*[http://www.city-data.com/city/Springfield-Georgia.html Springfield] at CityData.com

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Effingham County, Georgia]]
[[Category:County seats in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Savannah metropolitan area]]