Springfield is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,703 as of the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Effingham County and a part of the Savannah metropolitan area.
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History
Springfield was established in 1799, and is most likely named after a plantation. The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Springfield in 1838.
Geography
Springfield is located in the central Effingham County at 32°22′6″N 81°18′37″W (32.368240, -81.310152). Georgia State Route 21 bypasses the city center on the west, while Route 119 passes closer to the center of town. If navigated via GA, it is 26 miles (42 km) south to Savannah and 33 miles (53 km) northwest to Sylvania. While GA 119 leads southwest 5 miles (8 km) to Guyton and north 12 miles (19 km) to the South Carolina border.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Springfield has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km2), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Springfield had a population of 2,703. The median age was 35.3 years. 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.4 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 875 households in Springfield, of which 41.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.3% were married-couple households, 16.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 955 housing units, of which 8.4% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%.
Education
Effingham County School District
The Effingham County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve levels. It consists of eight elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools. The district has 511 full-time teachers and over 9,037 students.
Blandford Elementary School
Ebenezer Elementary School
Guyton Elementary School
Marlow Elementary School
Rincon Elementary School
Sand Hill Elementary School
South Effingham Elementary School
Springfield Elementary School
Ebenezer Middle School
Effingham County Middle School
South Effingham Middle School
Effingham County High School
South Effingham High School
Notable people
Paul Carrington - professional football player
JaKeenan Gant (born 1996) - basketball player
Josh Reddick - professional baseball player
Charlton W. Tebeau - historian
Artie Ulmer - professional football player
Dusty Zeigler - professional football player