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Where is
Springfield Colorado?
Springfield is located in the southeast corner of the state. We are a farming and cattle ranching community with plenty of sunshine, and usually have mild winters. Our summers are normally hot and getting hotter each year. Springfield.
This is fun, take a shark break: This is so cool! The shark will follow your curser. And you can change backgrounds and types of fish.
The historic Town of Springfield is a Statutory Town that is the County seat and most populous town of Baca County, Colorado, United States
The population was 1,562 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Springfield, Missouri, the origin of early settlers to the town. Elevations range from 3800 to 5200 feet in Baca County.
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 (320,000 m2) which was the original town site.
Springfield has one school district which is RE-4. The Superintendent, and elementary principal is Mike Page, and the High School principal is Richard Hargrove. The town has one library. 
The picture on the right is a statue created by a local Artist Shalah Perkins for our Memorial Park on Main street. The Memorial Park is right next to the historical Stage Stop Hotel.
Springfield has shopping at The Country Haven at 981 Main and the Treasure Chest Mall, both shops have antiques and collectables.