Springfield, Massachusetts
| Springfield | |
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| Nickname : The City of Homes, The City of Progress, The City in a Forest, The City of Firsts | |
 Hampden County Courthouse |
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| Location in Massachusetts | |
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1636 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Massachusetts |
| County : | Hampden County |
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 6 ′ N , 72 ° 35 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) |
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
154,074 (as of 2016) 698,903 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 1,854.1 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 86.0 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) of which 83.1 km 2 (approx. 32 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 21 m |
| Postcodes : | 01101, 01103-01105, 01107-01109, 01119, 01128, 01129, 01151 |
| Area code : | +1 413 |
| FIPS : | 25-67000 |
| GNIS ID : | 0609092 |
| Website : | www.springfieldcityhall.com |
| Mayor : | Domenic J. Sarno |
Springfield is a city in Massachusetts . It is located in Hampden County and is its traditional administrative center. The population was 153,195 people (according to the last census in 2010, 2016 estimate: around 154,000), making it the third largest city in Massachusetts. It is the oldest and after Springfield, Missouri, the second largest of the cities called Springfield in the USA . It is on the Connecticut River .
Population development
| year | Residents¹ |
|---|---|
| 1980 | 152.319 |
| 1990 | 156.983 |
| 2000 | 152.001 |
| 2010 | 153.195 |
| 2016 | 154.074 |
¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
William Pynchon of Springfield, England founded the city on May 14, 1636 .
In 1777 the " Springfield Armory ", the first American arms and ammunition factory, was founded in Springfield by General George Washington (later US President) and Colonel Henry Knox .
In 1852 Smith & Wesson , now the largest manufacturer of small arms in the United States, was founded in Springfield and is still headquartered there.
In 1852, Massachusetts gave Springfield city rights.
In the late 19th century, Springfield was nicknamed the City of Homes because it had many Victorian mansions and single-family homes.
To fill the break between American football and baseball seasons, James Naismith , a physical education teacher at Springfield YMCA , invented the sport of basketball in 1891 . As a memorial to this, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was built on the banks of Connecticut .
Machines, weapons like Springfield Rifles , paper and plastic products, clothing, groceries, toys like Milton Bradley, and printed matter are all made here. The first American automobile Duryea was manufactured by Charles E. Duryea and James Frank Duryea in Springfield. In 1901 George Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom founded the Indian Motocycle Company, the first American manufacturer of series motorcycles in Springfield.
Worth seeing are the Forest Park by Frederick Law Olmsted , the Springfield Armory USA Arsenal National Park , the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Science, the sculpture The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens , the statue of Dr. Seuss and the Springfield Science Museum. Also of note are the Springfield Municipal Group, Grace Baptist Church, and the Hampden County Court Building. The city's educational institutions include Springfield College (1885), American International College (1885), Tufts University Medical School (1893), Western New England University (1919), and Springfield Technical Community College (1968).
economy
The ten most important employers in 2018 were:
| employer | Workers |
|---|---|
| Baystate Health | 8,859 |
| Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company | 3,709 |
| Sisters of Providence | 2,775 |
| American outdoor brands | 1,960 |
| Big Y | 1.004 |
| Western New England University | 881 |
| Springfield Technical Community College | 792 |
| Springfield College | 617 |
| Center for Human Development | 569 |
| Eastman Chemical | 380 |
In addition, the Chinese rail technology group CRRC has been operating a plant in the city since 2018, which, among other things, manufactures subways for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority .
People born in the city
- Creighton W. Abrams (1914–1974), US Army general
- Weston Adams (1904–1973), president and chairman of the board of the Boston Bruins
- Adele Addison (* 1925), soprano
- Joel Asaph Allen (1838-1921), zoologist
- Steve Arnold (* 1949), politician
- Joe Arpaio (born 1932), sheriff
- Alfred Ely Beach (1826–1896), inventor and publisher
- Thomas Daniel Beaven (1851–1920), Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Springfield
- Ernest Becker (1924–1974), social anthropologist and writer
- Allan Bérubé (1946–2007), historian and author
- Richard Bessel (* 1948), historian
- Ran Blake (* 1935), jazz pianist
- Herbert Blomstedt (* 1927), conductor
- Edward Boland (1911-2001), politician
- Rachel Fuller Brown (1898–1980), chemist
- Nick Buoniconti (1940-2019), American football player and Pro Football Hall of Fame member
- Craig Campbell (born 1952), politician
- Ruth E. Carter (* 1960), costume designer
- Sarah Elizabeth Charles (* 1989), jazz singer
- Thornton Chase (1847-1912), author
- Porky Cohen (1924-2004), jazz and rhythm and blues musician
- Barbara Comstock (* 1959), politician
- Sherburne F. Cook (1896–1974), physiologist and anthropologist
- Robert B. Corey (1897-1971), biochemist
- Billy Curtis (1909–1988), film actor and stunt man
- Bill Danoff (* 1946), songwriter and singer
- Donald Davidson (1917-2003), philosopher
- Vinny Del Negro (born 1966), basketball player
- Norbert Dorsey (1929–2013), Bishop of Orlando
- Thomas Dwight (1758-1819), politician
- Fred F. Finklehoffe (1910–1977), writer, screenwriter and theater producer
- June Foray (1917-2017), voice actress
- Bruce Forman (* 1956), jazz guitarist
- Eddie Fontaine (1927-1992), Eddie Fontaine
- Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904–1991), pseudonym Dr. Seuss, children's book author and cartoonist
- William J. Granfield (1889-1959), politician
- William Joseph Hafey (1888–1954), Catholic bishop
- Richard F. Heck (1931-2015), chemist
- Joseph F. Holt (1924–1997), politician
- Chosen Jacobs (* 2001), actor
- Alan Kay (* 1940), computer scientist
- Edward John King (1867–1929), politician
- Bob Kudelski (born 1964), ice hockey player
- Timothy Leary (1920–1996), psychologist and author of psychedelic literature
- Michael Z. Lewin (* 1942), writer
- Edward Tsang Lu (* 1963), physicist and astronaut
- Arthur MacArthur (1845–1912), Military Governor of the Philippines
- Joe Morello (1928-2011), jazz musician
- Peter Moulton (* 1946), electrical engineer and physicist
- Richard Neal (* 1949), politician
- Norman F. Ness (* 1933), geophysicist and astrophysicist
- Lowell North (1929–2019), businessman and Olympic sailing champion
- Larry O'Brien (1917–1990), politician and basketball official
- Robert B. Parker (1932-2010), writer
- Linda Perry (* 1965), music producer and musician
- Joe Philbin (born 1961), American football coach
- Fritz Pollard, Jr. (1915-2003), track and field athlete
- Eleanor Powell (1912–1982), dancer, singer and actress
- Joe Ragland (born 1989), basketball player
- Elmer Raguse (1901–1972), sound engineer
- James A. Redden (1929–2020), lawyer and politician
- Kurt Russell (born 1951), actor
- Mike Scully (born 1956), screenwriter and producer
- David Shea (* 1965), turntablist and composer
- Edward Shils (1910-1995), sociologist
- Steve Susskind (1942-2005), actor
- Edward C. Taylor Jr. (1923-2017), chemist
- George Tomasini (1909–1964), film editor
- Aaron Turner (* 1977), singer, guitarist, label owner and graphic designer
- Benjamin Wade (1800–1878), politician
- Maura West (born 1972), actress
- Phil Woods (1931–2015), modern jazz musician
- David T. Zabecki (* 1947), officer, engineer, military historian and writer
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Springfield MA 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report , at www.springfield-ma.gov , accessed March 3, 2019
- ↑ CRRC Delivers Two Locally Made Railcars to Boston Officials , at www.crrcgc.cc , accessed March 3, 2019