Springfield, Kentucky

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**Springfield, Kentucky**
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State	Kentucky
County	Washington County
Mayor	Mike Haydon
Area	6.6 km²
Coordinates	37°41'11" N 85°13'19" W
Time zone –Summer (DST)
Population (2000) –Density	2,634 405/km²
ZIP codes
Calling codes
FIPS code	21 72660

Springfield is a city located in Washington County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,634. It is the county seat of Washington County Template:GR.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable native
4 External links

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Geography

Springfield is located at 37°41'11" North, 85°13'19" West (37.686328, -85.221955)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.6 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.5 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.18% water.

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Demographics

As of the census Template:GR of 2000, there were 2,634 people, 1,166 households, and 711 families residing in the city. The population density was 405.2/km² (1,048.5/mi²). There were 1,239 housing units at an average density of 190.6/km² (493.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.68% White, 22.40% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.53% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.80% from other races, and 1.59% from two or more races. 1.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,166 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.3% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.0% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 78.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $24,430, and the median income for a family was $35,143. Males had a median income of $29,917 versus $21,865 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,793. 16.0% of the population and 12.3% of families were below the poverty line. 16.6% of those under the age of 18 and 22.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

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