Springfield, Minnesota
Springfield is a city of 2,125 people in Brown County, Minnesota.
Why visit Springfield
Townapedia lists 3 parks and trails, 1 place to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Riverside Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82°F; January lows average 4°F, and about 42 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Springfield
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Springfield
Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,027 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Springfield, Minnesota (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay2
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Springfield
Motel and hotel · 0.8 mi
502 East Rock Street, Springfield
Churches and places of worship1
History
Jackson, Minnesota was originally platted with the name Springfield in 1856.
Springfield was originally platted in 1877 with the name of "Burns" when the Chicago and North Western Railway extended a line to the settlement. It was renamed in 1881 after either Springfield, Massachusetts. or a nearby spring.
In 1890 Adolph Casimir Ochs established the Ochs Brick and Tile Company in Springfield and Heron Lake. Ochs outlived all other brick plant in Minnesota, but it too closed in 2016. The Sanborn Company remains in Springfield.
Springfield has three Lutheran Churches as well as a Catholic and United Methodist. The town still retains active rail service from the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific.
Twelve miles south of town on County Road 2 is the Jeffers Petroglyphs State Park
From the History section of Springfield, Minnesota on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare1
Map of Springfield
12 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°F | 4°F | 0.7 in | 6.8 in |
| Feb | 28°F | 8°F | 0.8 in | 7.5 in |
| Mar | 40°F | 21°F | 1.6 in | 7.7 in |
| Apr | 56°F | 33°F | 3.1 in | 3.8 in |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.3 in | 0.2 in |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 80°F | 57°F | 3.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 74°F | 48°F | 2.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 60°F | 36°F | 2.0 in | 0.5 in |
| Nov | 42°F | 23°F | 1.4 in | 5.3 in |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 0.8 in | 10.5 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Springfield 1 Nw (1 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Brown County has had 13 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for floods.
- 2024-06-28: Severe Storms And Flooding (Flood)
- 2020-04-07: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-06-12: Severe Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2018-09-05: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2014-07-21: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Flood)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (RWF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 miles away.
- Mountain Lake 21 mi south, about 33 min by car
- Redwood Falls 22 mi north, about 35 min by car
- Fairfax 24 mi northeast, about 38 min by car
- St. James 25 mi southeast, about 40 min by car
- New Ulm 26 mi east, about 42 min by car
- Madelia 31 mi southeast, about 50 min by car
- Olivia 37 mi north, about 1 h by car
- Marshall 42 mi west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Jackson 42 mi south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- North Mankato 47 mi east, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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