Map of Springfield town, Colorado

Springfield is a Statutory Town which is also the county seat and most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,325 at the 2020 census.

Springfield town overview:
Name:	Springfield town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Colorado
County:	Baca County
Incorporated:	January 16, 1889
Elevation:	4,360 ft (1,329 m)
Total Area:	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km²)
Land Area:	1.13 sq mi (2.92 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,325
Population Density:	1,200/sq mi (450/km²)
ZIP code:	81073
Area code:	719
FIPS code:	0873330
GNISfeature ID:	0203868

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History

The town was named after Springfield, Missouri.

Frank and Jim Tipton settled in Las Animas, Colorado in 1886. In 1888 or 1889, Jim and Frank secured the title to 80 acres which was the original townsite. They did this using a “soldiers script” and named the town after Springfield, Mo, since this is where the Tipton brothers had come from.

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Geography

Springfield is located in north-central Baca County at 37°24′24″N 102°37′2″W / 37.40667°N 102.61722°W / 37.40667; -102.61722 (37.406629, -102.617243). It is located approximately 30 miles north of the Oklahoma state line.

U.S. Routes 287 and 385 pass through the center of the town, leading north 47 miles (76 km) to Lamar, Colorado, and south 49 miles (79 km) to Boise City, Oklahoma. U.S. Route 160 passes just to the south of the town, leading west 120 miles (190 km) to Trinidad, Colorado, and east 50 miles (80 km) to Johnson City, Kansas.

Springfield Municipal Airport (FAA ID: 8V7) is four miles north.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km), all of it land.

Springfield has a cool semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk) with hot summers featuring mild mornings and occasional heavy thunderstorm rains, and highly variable winters that range from very warm and windy to frigid and relatively still.