Springfield, South Dakota

Springfield, South Dakota
Main Street (2010)
Main Street (2010)
Location in Bon Homme County and the state of South Dakota
Location in Bon Homme County and the state of South Dakota
Coordinates: 42°51′44″N 97°53′47″W / 42.86222°N 97.89639°W / 42.86222; -97.89639
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Dakota
CountiesBon Homme
Founded1881
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1881[1]
Government
 • MayorScott Kostal
Area
 • Total
1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
 • Land1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,289 ft (393 m)
Population
 • Total
1,914
 • Estimate 
(2022)[5]
1,915
 • Density1,856.45/sq mi (716.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC–6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC–5 (CDT)
ZIP code
57062
Area code605
FIPS code46-60660
GNIS feature ID1267590[3]
Websitespringfieldsd.com

Springfield is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,914 at the 2020 census.[4] As of 2023, about 1,250 of the residents were inmates at Mike Durfee State Prison.[6] Springfield was named on account of there being numerous natural springs in the area.[7]

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springfield, South Dakota
  4. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Prison Group Eyes Rising Numbers". Yankton Press and Dakotan. August 28, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 61.