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Springfield, Massachusetts

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Springfield, Massachusetts
Ceety
City of Springfield
Banner o Springfield, Massachusetts
Banner
Eik-name(s): 
The City of Firsts; The City of Progress;[1][2][3] The City of Homes; A City in the Forest;[4] Hoop City; The Metropolis of Western New England[5][5][6]
Location in Hampden Coonty in Massachusetts
Location in Hampden Coonty in Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts is located in the Unitit States
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Location in the Unitit States
Coordinates: 42°06′05″N 72°35′25″W / 42.10139°N 72.59028°W / 42.10139; -72.59028
KintraUnitit States
StateMassachusetts
CoontyHampden
Settled14 Mey 1636
Incorporatit1852
Foondit biWilliam Pynchon
Govrenment
 • TeepMayor-cooncil ceety
 • MayorDomenic Sarno (D)
Area
 • Ceety86.0 km2 (33.2 sq mi)
 • Laund83.1 km2 (32.1 sq mi)
 • Water2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2010)[7]
 • Ceety153,060
 • Density1841.9/km2 (4768.2/sq mi)
 • Metro698,903
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastren)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastren)
ZIP code
01101, 01103–01105, 01107–01109, 01119, 01128–01129, 01151
Area code(s)413
FIPS code25-67000
GNIS featur ID0609092
Websitewww.springfieldma.gov

Springfield is a ceety in wastren New England, an the seat o Hampden Coonty, Massachusetts, in the Unitit States.[9] Springfield sits on the eastren bank o the Connecticut River near its confluence wi three rivers: the wastren Westfield River, the eastren Chicopee River, an the eastren Mill River. As o the 2010 Census, the ceety's population wis 153,060.[7] Metropolitan Springfield, as ane o twa metropolitan auries in Massachusetts (the ither bein Greater Boston), haed an estimatit population o 698,903 as o 2009.[8]

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References

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  1. "The City of Progress New City Library, Merrick Park, State Street Springfield, MA". Cardcow.com.
  2. "The City Of Progress, Winchester Square Springfield, MA". Cardcow.com.
  3. Denis Larionov & Alexander Zhulin. "Progressive Springfield, Massachusetts by George Storrs Graves". Ebooksread.com. Archived frae the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 13 Mey 2016.
  4. "Picturesque Springfield and West Springfield, Massachusetts". Archive.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  5. a b "Progressive Springfield, Massachusetts". Archive.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  6. "Picturesque Springfield and West Springfield, Massachusetts". Archive.org. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
  7. a b "Population and Housing Occupancy Status: 2010 – State – County Subdivision, 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 23 Mairch 2011.
  8. a b July 1, 2009, estimated: "Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)" (CSV). 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 23 Mairch 2010. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2010.
  9. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 7 Juin 2011.

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Travel guide tae Springfield, Massachusetts frae Wikivoyage

Coordinates: 42°06′45″N 72°32′51″W / 42.112411°N 72.547455°W / 42.112411; -72.547455