Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County, with a population of 169,176 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Springfield metropolitan area, which spans Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk and Webster counties, and it is the largest city in the Ozarks region, set on the Springfield Plateau where the land runs from nearly level to rolling hills. Settlers from Tennessee reached the site in 1829, the county seat was laid out around a public square donated by John Polk Campbell, and the town was incorporated in 1838. It was a contested hub in the American Civil War, and the Battle of Wilson's Creek was fought a few miles to the southwest in 1861. Known as the Queen City of the Ozarks and the Birthplace of Route 66, Springfield is the headquarters of Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's, a regional centre of medical care and logistics, and home to Missouri State University, Drury University and Evangel University. Its Double-A baseball team plays at Route 66 Stadium.