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Springfield is a city in, and the county seat of, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. In the 2000 census, the city population was 154,082. It is the third largest city in Massachusetts and fourth largest in New England (behind Boston, Worcester, and Providence). Springfield holds two nicknames — The City of Homes and The City of Firsts. Historically the first Springfield in the United States, it is also the largest city on the Connecticut River (and the largest city in Western Massachusetts and the Pioneer Valley). Springfield is notable as birthplace of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, as well as the city in which James Naismith invented basketball. It is home to the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Springfield Falcons AHL hockey team. It also holds the western...
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General Information
| Hampden |
County | 143,522 |
Population (as of 2000) |
| Massachusetts |
State | 142,060 |
Population (current) |
| 29.2 |
Square Miles of Land | 1.9 |
Average Persons Per Household (as of 2000) |
| 0.4 |
Square Miles of Water | $101,020 |
Average House Value (as of 2000) |
|
| $33,098 |
Average House Income (as of 2000) |
Business Information
| 3,832 |
Number of Businesses (as of 2003) | $487,598,000 |
Total First Quarter Payroll (as of 2003) |
| 60,695 |
Number of Employees (as of 2003) | $1,963,557,000 |
Total Annual Payroll (as of 2003) |
Gender (as of 2000)
Ethnicity (as of 2000)
Median Ages (as of 2000)
