Springfield, Florida
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For the neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, see Springfield (Jacksonville).
Springfield is a city in Bay County, Florida, United States, east of Panama City. It is part of the Panama City–Panama City Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Springfield was incorporated on February 12, 1935.[4] The population was 8,075 at the 2020 census, down from 8,903 at the 2010 census.
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Springfield, Florida | |
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City of Springfield | |
Coordinates: 30°9′56″N 85°36′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Bay |
Incorporated | February 12, 1935 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Commission |
• Mayor | Ralph Hammond |
• Commissioners | Phillip Dykes, Jack Griffis, Cindy Hamre, and Jackie Kennington |
• City Clerk | Teresa Cox |
Area | |
• Total | 4.30 sq mi (11.13 km2) |
• Land | 4.18 sq mi (10.82 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) |
Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,075 |
• Density | 1,932.74/sq mi (746.28/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
FIPS code | 12-68275[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0291570[3] |
Website | www |
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Unlike much of Bay County, Springfield has been mostly left out of the recent real estate boom, possibly due to the large and odoriferous chemical plant and paper mill on the city's waterfront.