Springfield, Missouri is known as the “Host of Ozarks Adventures!” Surrounded by gently rolling hills and sweeping vistas, Springfield is a cosmopolitan city set in the beauty of the great outdoors. In addition, Branson, Missouri, recognized as America’s “Live Entertainment Capital,” lies just 30-minutes south of Springfield.

Springfield Facts:

  • Greater Springfield Area Population (40-mile radius): 557,327

  • Missouri’s 3rd largest city

  • Located within a 500-mile radius of nearly 50 percent of the U.S. population.

  • Springfield R-12 School District holds a AAA Rated Accredited School District with a 16:1 student teach ratio

  • Location of 31,000 college and university students

A few of Springfield’s top attractions include:

  • Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World – It’s a sportsman’s paradise inside Missouri’s top tourist attraction.

  • Fantastic Caverns – The only ride-through cave in North America.

  • Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield – Commemorates Missouri’s bloody entry into the Civil War.

  • Route 66 – Officially recognized as the birthplace of Route 66, it was here in 1926 that officials first proposed the name of the new concrete ribbon that stretched from Chicago to Los Angeles.

  • Battlefield Mall – The region’s largest indoor shopping complex boasting more than 170 shops.

Springfield Points of Pride:

  • Named one of the top 50 most productive cities in America by Sprint Business, Inc. (January 1999)

  • Listed as one of the 50 hottest cities in America for business expansion and relocation. (Expansion Management, January 1999)

  • Ranked 16th in the nation for economic strength. (Where the Money Is: America’s Strongest Local Economies by William Fruth)

  • Home of a Blue Ribbon school district. (Expansion Management, September/October 1998)

  • Named Missouri's first Sportstown by Sports Illustrated Magazine (Summer 2003)

For more detailed information on Springfield, visit:

www.springfieldchamber.com - Official web site of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce

www.springfieldmo.org – Official home page of the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau