The municipality is located in southwestern Springfield Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek, and Beaver Creek, approximately 45 miles west of Columbus and 25 miles northeast of Dayton.
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15 Facts About Springfield Ohio
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Springfield Ohio is home to Wittenberg University, a liberal arts college.
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Springfield Ohio was founded in 1801 by European-American James Demint, a former teamster from Kentucky.
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When Clark County was created in 1818 from parts of Champaign, Madison, and Greene counties, Springfield Ohio was chosen by the legislature over the village of New Boston as the county seat, winning by two votes.
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Early growth in Springfield was stimulated by federal construction of the National Road into Ohio.
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Springfield Ohio was the terminus for approximately 10 years as politicians wrangled over its future path.
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Springfield Ohio's publishing company, known as Mast, Crowell, and Kirkpatrick, eventually developed as the Crowell-Collier Publishing Company, best known for publishing Collier's Weekly.
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In recent years, Springfield Ohio has attempted revitalization of the downtown area with several projects to stimulate residential housing, attract heritage tourism, and benefit the local economy.
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In recent years, Springfield Ohio has benefitted tremendously from Speedway LLC having success, Navistar International having a resurgence in recent years, and companies like TopreAmerica Corp.
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Springfield Ohio has a notably weakened economy due to many factors, but a key cause for degradation of the economy in Springfield Ohio has been the decline in manufacturing jobs.
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Between 1999 and 2014, Springfield Ohio saw the median income decreased by 27 percent, compared to just 8 percent across the country.
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Today, Springfield Ohio largely relies on healthcare, manufacturing, transportation, leisure, education, financial institutions, and retail for employment.
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Also located in Springfield Ohio is the Global Impact STEM Academy, an early-college middle school and high school certified in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics curriculum.
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Springfield Ohio is home to two institutions of higher learning, Wittenberg University, and Clark State College.
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Springfield Ohio had been served by passenger railroads of the New York Central at its Big Four Depot, with trains for Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland and New York City, demolished in 1969, and the Pennsylvania Railroad at its station, with a train due for Richmond, Indiana and Chicago.
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