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Springfield is the largest city on the Connecticut River and the county seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.

In the 2000 census, the city population was 154,082 with an estimated 2009 population of 155,575. It is the third largest city in Massachusetts and fourth largest in New England (behind Boston, Worcester and Providence). Springfield has two nicknames — The City of Homes and The City of Firsts.

Historically the first Springfield in the United States, it is the largest city in Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley.

Springfield is notable as the birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, as well as the city where James Naismith invented basketball. It is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame, the Springfield Falcons AHL ice hockey team, and the Springfield Armor NBA Development League team. It also holds the largest collection of Chinese cloisonné outside Asia at the G.W. Vincent Smith Art Museum.

The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of three counties: Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin. At the 2000 census, the Springfield MSA had a population of 680,014 (though a July 1, 2009, estimate placed the population at 698,903). It is also part of a larger metropolitan area known as the Northeast megalopolis.

Springfield Education
Public schools Springfield has the second largest school district in Massachusetts and in New England. It operates 38 elementary schools, six high schools, six middle schools (6–8) and seven specialized schools. The main high schools in the city include the High School of Commerce, Springfield Central High School, Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical High School, and the High School of Science and Technology, better known as Sci-Tech. The city School Committee recently passed a new neighborhood school program to improve schools and reduce the growing busing costs associated with the current plan. The plan faces stiff opposition from parents and minority groups who claim that the schools are still unequal. The city is required under a 1970s court order to balance schools racially which had necessitated busing. However, since then, the city and the school's population has shifted and many of the neighborhoods are more integrated, calling into question the need for busing at all. Though the plan is likely to be challenged in court, the state Board of Education decided it did not have authority to review it, sidestepping the volatile issue while effectively blessing it. Springfield also has a charter school SABIS International which is one of the top ranking schools ranked 1299 of all high schools that puts it in the top 5% of all schools in America.

Private schools
Elementary

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield operated five Catholic elementary schools in the city, all of which were consolidated into a single entity, St. Michael's Academy, in the autumn of 2009.

Secondary The diocese runs Cathedral High School, which is the largest Catholic high school in the area.

A non-denominational Christian school, the Pioneer Valley Christian School, is located in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood of the city.

Two nonsectarian schools are also located in Springfield: The MacDuffie School, which was founded in 1890 and teaches grades six through twelve, and Academy Hill, which teaches kindergarten through grade eight.

Higher education Greater Springfield boasts the second-largest concentration of institutions of higher learning in New England. The City of Springfield is home to three four-year colleges: Springfield College, Western New England College and American International College. Springfield Technical Community College is on the grounds of the former Springfield Armory. The greater Springfield area is home to eleven additional colleges and universities: Elms College, Westfield State College, Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Bay Path College, Hampshire College, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Holyoke Community College, the Springfield campus of Cambridge College, and American Career Institute. It is also home to the western campus of Tufts University School of Medicine, at Baystate Medical Center.

Springfield Economy
Springfield is the economic center of western Massachusetts. Greater Springfield is largest concentration of retail establishments in the area. Springfield is also home to the largest Fortune 500 company in Massachusetts. Baystate Health is the city's largest employer with over 10,000 employees.

With its high concentration of institutes of higher learning and large medical centers such as Baystate Medical Center, the area has a number of biotech firms. Springfield also has a regional Shriners Hospital.

Springfield is home to Baystate Health, the largest medical center in western New England and the Western Campus of Tufts University. Baystate Medical Center is currently adding a $500 Million addition, the largest current construction project in New England.

As with every other northern U.S. industrial city, Springfield has had economic problems, due largely to a decline in manufacturing. Many major companies that maintained factories in the city closed their facilities, moving to the suburbs or out of New England altogether.

A downtown revitalization project known as Baystate West, was completed in 1973. The construction contributed to Springfield's modern skyline. Following Baystate West, many other modern buildings were constructed through the 1980s. Since the 90s though, no tall buildings have been built. However, there have been several important projects during this time such as the $120 Million Civic Center renovation and the $150 Million new Basketball Hall of Fame.

The Eastfield Mall was built in Springfield's more suburban like Sixteen Acres neighborhood in 1969. Consequently, Springfield's largest retail area is now on Boston Road, on the northeastern edge of the city, rather than downtown. The Holyoke Mall at Ingleside, the largest mall in western New England, opened in the 1980s in nearby Holyoke.

Many banks headquartered in Springfield closed or merged with larger banks. The only bank left headquartered in Springfield is Hampden Bank.

As of 2009 Greater Springfield ranks as the 24th most important high-tech center in the United States with almost 14,000 high-tech jobs.

Springfield MA Area Information

Springfield MA Community Characteristics and Facts

Total Crime Risk: 119.0 (100 = National Average)
Population: 152,340
Population Growth Since 2000: 0.17%
Annual Max Avg. Temperature: 56 F
Annual Min Avg. Temperature: 38 F
Male Median Age: 29.1 years
Female Median Age: 33.3 years
Median Household Income: $37,936
Highest Education Level Attained: High School 34.47%, Bachelors 10.78%, Grad School 6.66%

Community Demographics

Springfield MA Demographics Summary

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2010 Population Growth and Population Statistics	Springfield, MA		Massachusetts
Total Population	152,340		6,619,031
Square Miles	32.10		7,840.02
Population Density	4,745.70		844.30
Population Change Since 1990	-2.97%		10.02%
Population Change Since 2000	0.17%		4.25%
Forecasted Population Change by 2014	0.72%		3.85%
Population Male	72,401	47.53%	3,216,681	48.60%
Population Female	79,939	52.47%	3,402,350	51.40%
Median Age	31.30		37.10

Springfield MA Population Growth and Population Statistics

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2010 Weather Summary	Springfield, MA	Massachusetts
Weather Index	43	58
Annual Maximum Avg. Temperature	56.0 °F	57.0 °F
Annual Minimum Avg. Temperature	38.0 °F	40.0 °F
Annual Avg. Temperature	46.7 °F	48.2 °F
Annual Heating Degree Days (Tot Degrees < 65)	6,979	6,530
Annual Cooling Degree Days (Tot Degrees > 65)	333	439
Percent of Possible Sunshine	50	52
Mean Sky Cover (Sunrise to Sunset - Out of 10)	6	6
Mean Number of Days Clear (Out of 365 Days)	90	92
Mean Number of Days Rain (Out of 365 Days)	133	132
Mean Number of Days Snow (Out of 365 Days)	17	15
Avg. Annual Precipitation (Total Inches)	48.00"	47.00"
Avg. Annual Snowfall (Total Inches)	68.00"	59.00"