Springfield | |
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Rural municipality | |
| Rural Municipality of Springfield | |
 Birds Hill Provincial Park in northwestern Springfield | |
 Location of the RM of Springfield in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′45″N 96°41′38″W / 49.92917°N 96.69389°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Manitoba |
| Region | Winnipeg Metro Region |
| Incorporated | 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Therrien |
| • MLAs | |
| • MPs | |
| Area | |
| • Rural municipality | 1,096.17 km2 (423.23 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 530,679 km2 (204,896 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Rural municipality | 16,142 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 778,489 |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal Code | |
| Area codes | 204, 431 |
| Website | www |
Springfield is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the city of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz Provincial Forest on the municipality's eastern boundary. Birds Hill Provincial Park nestles into the north-western corner of Springfield.
Springfield's population was 16,142 as of the 2021 census, making it the second most populous RM in the province (slightly behind the RM of Hanover) and fifth most populous municipality overall (behind the cities of Winnipeg, Brandon, and Steinbach, and RM of Hanover).[1]