Springfield Colorado City Government
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
City Clerk - 719-523-4528
Town Manager -719-523-6524
Fax -719-523-6956
| Emergency: | Non-Emergency: 523-4121 |
| Jim Hargis | Water/Wastewater Dept -523-6524 City |
| Darwin Hansen | Electric Department -523-6231 |
| Manuel Escobar | Street Department -523-6524 City |
| Mike Ingle | Street Department -523-6524 City |
| Jodi Ricker | Town Manager/Clerk -523-4528 |
| Aaron Shiplett | Police Chief -523-6241 |
| Merna McGinnis | Town Manager -523-6524 city |
| Donald Leonard | Land Fill -523-6524 City |
| Vic McGinnis | Street Department -523-6524 City |
| Hal Wade | Electrice Dept -523-6231 |
| James Cook | Street Superintendent -523-6524 City |
| Ryan Cambell | Electric Dept -523-6231 |
| Schmidt & Schmidt | Town Attorney 523-6294 |
| Harry Miller | Animal Control -523-6524 City |
City Council |
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| Mayor | Jay Suhler |
| Mayor Pro-temp | Monte Barham |
| Council Members |
Tara Manuel, Mark Hall, Darrin Deen. Kevin Stolebarger,Dusty Turner, Mayor Pro-tem: |
| Electric | $7.50 minimum, $.0915 per kWh for residential | 719-523-6231 |
| Water/Wastewater | $7.50 minimum, $1.50 per 1,000 gallons thereafter for residents, $11.25 minimum, $2.25 per 1,000 gallons thereafter for non-residents | |
| Sewer | $13.00 for residents, $26.00 for non-residents | 719-523-4162 |
| Trash | $6.00 for residents, $8.00 for non-residents | |
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The historic Town of Springfield is a Statutory Town that is the County seat and most populous town of Baca County, Colorado, United States
The population was 1,562 at the 2000 census. The town was named for Springfield, Missouri, the origin of early settlers to the town.
According to the Plainsman Herald from March 1988, the Town was settled in 1888 or 1889 by Frank Pierce Tipton (DPOB 10 Dec 1852, Gallopolis, Ohio) who had travelled to Springfield from Moulton, Iowa via Springfield, MO in 1886 or 1887 in a covered wagon. Frank Tipton secured the title to 80 acres (320,000 m2) which was the original town site.
Springfield has one school district which is RE-4. The Superintendent, and elementary principal is Mike Page, and the High School principal is Richard Hargrove. The town has one library.
Springfield is located at 37°24′24″N 102°37′2″W / 37.40667°N 102.61722°W/ 37.40667; -102.61722 (37.406629, - 102.617243.) See also map.