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<h2 id="counties">Counties</h2> Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area<table><tbody><tr><th>County</th><th>2023 Census Estimate</th><th>2020 Census</th><th>2010 Census</th><th>Change</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Greene_County,_Missouri/1gL8CcCx">Greene County</a></td><td>304,611</td><td>298,915</td><td>275,174</td><td>+8.63%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Christian_County,_Missouri/9Fmt2FNN">Christian County</a></td><td>94,422</td><td>88,842</td><td>77,422</td><td>+14.75%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Webster_County,_Missouri/n2S0Fmcc">Webster County</a></td><td>41,472</td><td>39,085</td><td>36,202</td><td>+7.96%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Polk_County,_Missouri/WUDsHMv1">Polk County</a></td><td>32,780</td><td>31,519</td><td>31,137</td><td>+1.23%</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dallas_County,_Missouri/Bnm1jTEq">Dallas County</a></td><td>17,768</td><td>17,071</td><td>16,777</td><td>+1.75%</td></tr><tr><td>Total</td><td>491,053</td><td>475,432</td><td>436,712</td><td>+8.87%</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="communities">Communities</h2> <h3>Anchor cities</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Springfield,_Missouri/GRnmarYh">Springfield</a> Pop: 169,176</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nixa,_Missouri/h3CYC9S3">Nixa</a> Pop: 23,257</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ozark,_Missouri/oJlPgEjS">Ozark</a> Pop: 21,284</li></ul> <h3>Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Republic,_Missouri/cf1MHQBG">Republic</a> Pop: 18,750</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bolivar,_Missouri/jQRUIGmm">Bolivar</a> Pop: 10,679</li> <li><a href="/facts/Marshfield,_Missouri/WQadwFdu">Marshfield</a> Pop: 7,458</li> <li><a href="/facts/Willard,_Missouri/swkPUFGm">Willard</a> Pop: 6,344</li> <li><a href="/facts/Battlefield,_Missouri/YyT3xC02">Battlefield</a> Pop: 5,990</li></ul> <h3>Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Rogersville,_Missouri/8xHYAAoI">Rogersville</a> Pop: 3,374</li> <li><a href="/facts/Buffalo,_Missouri/wDGPxcb4">Buffalo</a> Pop: 3,290</li> <li><a href="/facts/Clever,_Missouri/gIf0q5aq">Clever</a> Pop: 2,918</li> <li><a href="/facts/Strafford,_Missouri/Dt4aPTuL">Strafford</a> Pop: 2,561</li> <li><a href="/facts/Seymour,_Missouri/B28ECW9S">Seymour</a> Pop: 1,841</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sparta,_Missouri/cBoKGEut">Sparta</a> Pop: 1,867</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fair_Grove,_Missouri/N2cJAs2f">Fair Grove</a> Pop: 1,582</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ash_Grove,_Missouri/Mjgav6w1">Ash Grove</a> Pop: 1,512</li> <li><a href="/facts/Billings,_Missouri/hlP03oVb">Billings</a> Pop: 1,084</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fremont_Hills,_Missouri/pB8XW8C0">Fremont Hills</a> Pop: 1,049</li></ul> <h3>Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Humansville,_Missouri/2FMbCEfG">Humansville</a> Pop: 965</li> <li><a href="/facts/Highlandville,_Missouri/cFY6vXGo">Highlandville</a> Pop: 963</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fremont_Hills,_Missouri/pB8XW8C0">Fremont Hills</a> Pop: 847</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fordland,_Missouri/9dRr5Lan">Fordland</a> Pop: 778</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pleasant_Hope,_Missouri/d6gJWQWp">Pleasant Hope</a> Pop: 657</li> <li><a href="/facts/Walnut_Grove,_Missouri/wuGPkUgo">Walnut Grove</a> Pop: 652</li></ul> <h3>Places with less than 500 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Spokane,_Missouri/wadhwYBS">Spokane</a> Pop: 491</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fair_Play,_Missouri/NMC6mDJH">Fair Play</a> Pop: 422</li> <li><a href="/facts/Niangua,_Missouri/25a1Mfe2">Niangua</a> Pop: 390</li> <li><a href="/facts/Urbana,_Missouri/77MKGjLl">Urbana</a> Pop: 387</li> <li><a href="/facts/Morrisville,_Missouri/N6vUu8at">Morrisville</a> Pop: 376</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saddlebrooke,_Missouri/PwqdcsDp">Saddlebrooke</a> Pop: 309</li> <li><a href="/facts/Diggins,_Missouri/SQXtkhVq">Diggins</a> Pop: 305</li> <li><a href="/facts/Halfway,_Missouri/Xr9k60Xo">Halfway</a> Pop: 151</li> <li><a href="/facts/Louisburg,_Missouri/MsL5coUr">Louisburg</a> Pop: 134</li> <li><a href="/facts/Flemington,_Missouri/l1UmYQ6V">Flemington</a> Pop: 110</li> <li><a href="/facts/Aldrich,_Missouri/wboCaAmE">Aldrich</a> Pop: 76</li> <li><a href="/facts/Goodnight,_Missouri/51sttW3q">Goodnight</a> Pop: 18</li></ul> <h3>Unincorporated places</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Boaz,_Missouri/2S9Vf3Mk">Boaz</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bois_D%27Arc,_Missouri/qpzlHKJo">Bois D'Arc</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Brighton,_Missouri/sBJGNA8x">Brighton</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bruner,_Missouri/IBV5VjhM">Bruner</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Celt,_Missouri/zp6Hjzcp">Celt</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Chadwick,_Missouri/VLPm4fyH">Chadwick</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Charity,_Missouri/5tXkc6at">Charity</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Chestnutridge,_Missouri/NuAFqs5b">Chestnutridge</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Dunnegan,_Missouri/jsx6VvWB">Dunnegan</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Ebenezer,_Missouri/Yyd8VBwS">Ebenezer</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Elkhead,_Missouri/2htN0rer">Elkhead</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Elkland,_Missouri/Gm6SEhaH">Elkland</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Eudora,_Missouri/CaaJEXJC">Eudora</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Garrison,_Missouri/nTR0yzVp">Garrison</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Glidewell,_Missouri/HHm4pI8l">Glidewell</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Goodson,_Missouri/XEuWIAQj">Goodson</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Keltner,_Missouri/BvwHVGJk">Keltner</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Linden,_Christian_County,_Missouri/1CMWBucY">Linden</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Logan,_Greene_County,_Missouri/j0spwVcq">Logan</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Long_Lane,_Missouri/l1uBvIeQ">Long Lane</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Northview,_Missouri/UdbS1vzo">Northview</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Oak_Grove_Heights,_Missouri/DjpBUIlS">Oak Grove Heights</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Oldfield,_Missouri/7qvtsAP5">Oldfield</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Plano,_Missouri/6QC9r7D7">Plano</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Polk,_Missouri/XkyczSTX">Polk</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Red_Top,_Dallas_County,_Missouri/5gL5T9To">Red Top</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Red_Top,_Webster_County,_Missouri/5gL5T9To">Red Top</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Tin_Town,_Missouri/hclyFz15">Tin Town</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Tunas,_Missouri/kGXum51z">Tunas</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Turners,_Missouri/yfy6hMde">Turners</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Windyville,_Missouri/eqcVk33u">Windyville</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bradleyville,_Missouri/XJReSThF">Bradleyville</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Brownbranch,_Missouri/zSrcann0">Brownbranch</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Cape_Fair,_Missouri/p9Vz7JxL">Cape Fair</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Carr_Lane,_Missouri/zmybnwAa">Carr Lane</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Cedar_Creek,_Missouri/UIflusPc">Cedar Creek</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Crossroads,_Stone_County,_Missouri/h6jT6aup">Crossroads</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Elsey,_Missouri/XNBIkMzN">Elsey</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Hilda,_Taney_County,_Missouri/oHfRp2SQ">Hilda</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Lampe,_Missouri/kHscjlzE">Lampe</a></li><li><a href="/facts/McClurg,_Missouri/7vKkPwYM">McClurg</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Point_Lookout,_Missouri/zckFVBvB">Point Lookout</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Ponce_de_Leon,_Missouri/b9noAERF">Ponce de Leon</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Powersite,_Missouri/P2P9rNy5">Powersite</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Protem,_Missouri/geUlvUyq">Protem</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Reeds_Spring_Junction,_Missouri/HtXQ3dAX">Reeds Spring Junction</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Ridgedale,_Missouri/7rLAl3VD">Ridgedale</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Rueter,_Missouri/Dam4sdFs">Rueter</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Table_Rock,_Missouri/ooSHBfQY">Table Rock</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Union_City,_Missouri/romTzVqu">Union City</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Viola,_Missouri/cqmCeQ55">Viola</a> (partial)</li><li><a href="/facts/Walnut_Shade,_Missouri/GMrnJAg0">Walnut Shade</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="school-systems">School systems</h2> <ul><li>Ash Grove R-IV School District</li> <li>Billings R-IV School District</li> <li>Bolivar R-1 School District</li> <li>Chadwick School District</li> <li>Clever R-V School District</li> <li>Dallas Co. R-1 School District</li> <li>Fair Grove R-10 School District</li> <li>Fordland R-III School District</li> <li>Greenwood Laboratory School</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dallas_County,_Missouri/Bnm1jTEq">Hickory County R-1 School District</a></li> <li>Logan-Rogersville R-VIII School District</li> <li>Marion C Early R-V (Morrisville) School District</li> <li><a href="https://www.mjays.us/">Marshfield R-I School District</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nianguaschools.com/">Niangua R-V School District</a></li> <li>Nixa R-II School District</li> <li>Ozark R-VI School District</li> <li>Pleasant Hope R-VI School District</li> <li>Republic R-III School District</li> <li><a href="https://seymourschool.net/">Seymour R-II School District</a></li> <li>Spokane R-VII School District</li> <li>Springfield Catholic Schools</li> <li><a href="/facts/Springfield_R-12_School_District/BEHVpcwk">Springfield R-12 School District</a></li> <li>Strafford R-VI School District</li> <li>Walnut Grove R-V School District</li> <li><a href="/facts/Willard_R-2_School_District/6xnU4AS4">Willard R-2 School District</a></li></ul> <h2 id="economy">Economy</h2> <p>Springfield is the headquarters for <a href="/facts/O%27Reilly_Auto_Parts/sP3bDNTI">O'Reilly Auto Parts</a>, the only Fortune 500 company based in the region.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> It also houses the headquarters for <a href="/facts/Bass_Pro_Shops/CeV8zdU4">Bass Pro Shops</a>, <a href="/facts/CoxHealth/UyvYUQmJ">CoxHealth</a>, <a href="/facts/Andy%27s_Frozen_Custard/lz5ejfem">Andy's Frozen Custard</a>, <a href="/facts/BKD,_LLP/kFmm7lHE">BKD, LLP</a> and <a href="/facts/Jack_Henry_%26_Associates/znFRzaLB">Jack Henry & Associates</a>. The <a href="/facts/Springfield%E2%80%93Branson_National_Airport/A6zALcKT">Springfield–Branson National Airport</a> serves as a base for <a href="/facts/American_Airlines/lpwGQXER">American Airlines</a> and <a href="/facts/Envoy_Air/m6QXpoXv">Envoy Air</a> as the airline utilizes the airport as a maintenance base.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> Springfield is also an important region for call centers, with <a href="/facts/Expedia/1Nj3R1Q1">Expedia</a>, <a href="/facts/Chase_Bank/47Vw4Bpx">Chase</a> and <a href="/facts/AT%26T/y3Lo9uhk">AT&T</a> maintaining call centers in the city.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="media">Media</h2> <p>Springfield serves as the center of the Springfield media market, the 75th largest <a href="/facts/Media_market/PtR9gTTw">media market</a> in the country ranked amongst <a href="/facts/Omaha,_Nebraska/05378f5l">Omaha, Nebraska</a> and <a href="/facts/Rochester,_New_York/dfEIYtDu">Rochester, New York</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> There are nearly 430,000 television owning homes and a total population of 1,065,000 people.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h3>Print</h3> <p>The main newspaper for the area is the <a href="/facts/Springfield_News-Leader/FGat4TEq">Springfield News-Leader</a>. The area is also served by the Springfield Business Journal and 417 magazine as well as its specialized magazines including 417 Biz. </p><p>Surrounding areas are served by their own newspapers as well, <a href="/facts/Christian_County,_Missouri/9Fmt2FNN">Christian County</a> communities are served by Headliner News,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> Marshfield by The Marshfield Mail,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> and Bolivar by the Herald Free-Press.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h3>Broadcast</h3> <p>Television stations in the Springfield metro area include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/KYTV_(TV_station)/qdet7f4K">KYTV</a> channel 3, <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KOLR/6qrujaYR">KOLR</a> channel 10, <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KYCW-LD/Jfk5wAfR">KYCW</a> channel 15, <a href="/facts/The_CW/zPFQN74d">The CW</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KOZK/h90Lcukr">KOZK</a> channel 21, <a href="/facts/PBS/E6q9udH8">PBS</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KOZL-TV/bW9IndPt">KOZL</a> channel 27, <a href="/facts/MyNetworkTV/aznXoFme">MyNetworkTV</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KSPR-LD/0teaG4rD">KSPR</a> channel 33, <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/KRBK/jbKPUY7k">KRBK</a> channel 49, <a href="/facts/Fox_Broadcasting_Company/yeFeCgGk">Fox</a></li></ul> <h2 id="education">Education</h2> <h3>Secondary</h3> <p>Springfield Public Schools is the largest fully accredited school district in the State of Missouri with nearly 25,000 students and a graduation rate of roughly 88%.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Nixa,_Missouri/h3CYC9S3">Nixa</a> Public Schools, located just south of Springfield, is a growing district of 6,000 students that frequently ranks above the national average in ACT scores and has for the last ten years earned the highest state recognition for academic achievement given in Missouri.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> Other growing districts in the area are located in the cities of <a href="/facts/Ozark,_Missouri/oJlPgEjS">Ozark</a>, <a href="/facts/Republic,_Missouri/cf1MHQBG">Republic</a>, <a href="/facts/Strafford,_Missouri/Dt4aPTuL">Strafford</a>, and <a href="/facts/Marshfield,_Missouri/WQadwFdu">Marshfield</a>. Private schools in the area include the <a href="/facts/Greenwood_Laboratory_School/C7wwfPN6">Greenwood Laboratory School</a> in Springfield, located on the <a href="/facts/Missouri_State_University/bRS7MTbL">Missouri State</a> campus, and the Summit Preparatory School, located near <a href="/facts/James_River_Freeway/dBKPR4YI">James River Freeway</a> in Chesterfield Village. </p> <p>There are also several private religious schools in the area, including <a href="/facts/Springfield_Catholic_High_School_(Missouri)/XMsqDjEu">Springfield Catholic</a> and Springfield Lutheran.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> </p> <h3>Colleges and universities</h3> <p><a href="/facts/Missouri_State_University/bRS7MTbL">Missouri State University</a> in Springfield is the second largest university in the state with roughly 23,697 in 2019. Other universities in Springfield include <a href="/facts/Drury_University/bPa10lpT">Drury University</a>, a private liberal arts college with more than 1,000 students, <a href="/facts/Ozarks_Technical_Community_College/hSGwl0ma">OTC</a> with approximately 11,000 students, where students can earn a one-year certificate or a two-year associate degree, and <a href="/facts/Evangel_University/NyqWUnSR">Evangel University</a>, a private Christian liberal arts university with more than 2,500 students. </p> <h2 id="transportation">Transportation</h2> <h3>Principal Highways</h3> <ul><li> <a href="/facts/Interstate_44_in_Missouri/lGmYUBpH">I-44</a> – East to <a href="/facts/St._Louis,_Missouri/22beLecX">St. Louis</a> and west to <a href="/facts/Tulsa,_Oklahoma/2s2CcSHe">Tulsa</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/U.S._Route_60_in_Missouri/hvQxrwD5">US 60</a> – East to <a href="/facts/Louisville,_Kentucky/n2aJVoJv">Louisville</a> and west to <a href="/facts/Monett,_Missouri/Yrpw6Qjl">Monett</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/U.S._Route_65_in_Missouri/6rktBEfU">US 65</a> – South to <a href="/facts/Little_Rock,_Arkansas/dNgubrbv">Little Rock</a> and north to <a href="/facts/Des_Moines,_Iowa/wU1wqKIw">Des Moines</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/U.S._Route_160_in_Missouri/BuVgWuLH">US 160</a> – West to <a href="/facts/Wichita,_Kansas/5LkemgL9">Wichita</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Missouri_Route_13/LIQQ2DzY">Route 13</a> – North to <a href="/facts/Kansas_City,_Missouri/N8GxbWWR">Kansas City</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Missouri_Route_14/TruEGjjT">Route 14</a> – Between <a href="/facts/Nixa,_Missouri/h3CYC9S3">Nixa</a> and <a href="/facts/Ozark,_Missouri/oJlPgEjS">Ozark</a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/Missouri_Route_125/Hd9qXUS1">Route 125</a> – Between <a href="/facts/Strafford,_Missouri/Dt4aPTuL">Strafford</a> and <a href="/facts/Rogersville,_Missouri/8xHYAAoI">Rogersville</a></li></ul> <h3>Air</h3> <p>The area is served by <a href="/facts/Springfield-Branson_National_Airport/A6zALcKT">Springfield-Branson National Airport</a> which has direct flights on <a href="/facts/Delta_Airlines/F7YdKKEM">Delta</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Airlines/0tCTdbNh">United</a>, <a href="/facts/American_Airlines/lpwGQXER">American</a> and <a href="/facts/Allegiant_Airlines/g9n38QeX">Allegiant</a> to thirteen cities across the United States, including hubs such as <a href="/facts/Chicago-O%27Hare_International_Airport/1wso57wG">Chicago</a>, <a href="/facts/Dallas/Fort_Worth_International_Airport/MqQBPuaU">Dallas</a>, <a href="/facts/Hartsfield-Jackson_Atlanta_International_Airport/ev2ekh61">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/facts/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport/5xxxR0QK">Charlotte</a> and <a href="/facts/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport/2waTea9S">Houston</a>, among others. With over one million passengers per year prior to the <a href="/facts/COVID-19_pandemic/0xTsh7Ut">COVID-19 pandemic</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> it is one of the fastest growing airports of its size in the country.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a> A new terminal was opened at the airport in 2007 with 10 gates, expandable to 60, and runways can accommodate the <a href="/facts/Boeing_747/jHjLqpbr">Boeing 747</a> and large military aircraft. </p><p>Springfield has a secondary, smaller airport, <a href="/facts/Downtown_Airport_(Missouri)/c6lF0tyC">Downtown Airport</a> which is not served by any passenger airlines and is used mostly by smaller <a href="/facts/General_aviation/gA0ozoWt">general aviation</a> airplanes. </p> <h3>Public transportation</h3> <p>Public transportation in the metropolitan area is focused primarily in Springfield. <a href="/facts/City_Utilities_of_Springfield/10sXpg2z">City Utilities of Springfield</a> operates <a href="/facts/Springfield_Transit_Services/Meyh2P6V">Springfield Transit Services</a>, operating many buses on several different routes throughout the city, and bus service is available 365 days per year with less frequent weekend, holiday and evening routes. </p> <h3>Greenways</h3> <p>The area has a growing number of Greenway trails, 70 miles (112 km) run through parks and green areas, while 81 miles (130 km) are located on city streets.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a> Such routes include The Link, which runs on local roads through the city of Springfield, and the <a href="/facts/Trail_of_Tears/DargBK6c">Trail of Tears</a> Link, while the Frisco Link connects Springfield with <a href="/facts/Bolivar,_Missouri/jQRUIGmm">Bolivar</a> to the north. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_metropolitan_areas_of_Missouri/rSXT0Hna">List of metropolitan areas of Missouri</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"OMB Bulletin No. 18-04: Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses" (PDF). 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