Rural Municipality of Springfield

{{Short description|Rural municipality in Manitoba, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=May 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Springfield | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Rural municipality | image_skyline = BirdsHillParkpicnic.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Birds Hill Provincial Park located northwest of Springfield | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | etymology = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = CAN_MB_Springfield.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of the RM of Springfield in Manitoba | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_label_position = | coordinates = {{coord|49|55|45|N|96|41|38|W|scale:500000|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Manitoba | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Eastman and Winnipeg Metro | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1880 | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Patrick Therrien | leader_title1 = MLAs | leader_name1 = {{plainlist| * {{hanging indent|Ron Schuler (Springfield-Ritchot)}} * {{hanging indent|Bob Lagassé (Dawson Trail)}} }} | leader_title2 = MPs | leader_name2 = {{plainlist| * {{hanging indent|James Bezan (Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman)}} * {{hanging indent|Ted Falk (Provencher)}} }} | leader_title3 = | leader_name3 = | leader_title4 = | leader_name4 = | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes = | area_rural_footnotes = | area_metro_footnotes = | area_magnitude = | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_km2 = 1096.17 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = 5306,79 | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 =  | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 242 | population_footnotes = <ref name=2021census/> | population_as_of = 2021 | population_total = 16,142 | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | population_demonym = | timezone = CST | utc_offset = −6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = −5 | postal_code_type = Postal Code | postal_code = R5L, R5M, R5N, R5P, R5R, R5T | area_code_type = Area codes | area_codes = 204, 431 | iso_code = | website = {{URL|www.rmofspringfield.ca/}} | footnotes = | official_name = Rural Municipality of Springfield | population_metro = 778,489 }}

'''Springfield''' is a rural municipality (RM) in Manitoba, Canada. It stretches from urban industrial development on the eastern boundary of the city of Winnipeg, through urban, rural residential, agricultural and natural landscapes, to the Agassiz Provincial Forest on the municipality's eastern boundary. Birds Hill Provincial Park nestles into the north-western corner of Springfield.

Springfield's population was 16,142 as of the 2021 census, making it the second most populous RM in the province (slightly behind the RM of Hanover) and fifth most populous municipality overall (behind the cities of Winnipeg, Brandon, and Steinbach, and RM of Hanover).<ref name="2021census" />

== History == The Springfield area is part of the traditional territory of Anishnaabe and Swampy Cree First Nations. In 1870, the area became part of the new province of Manitoba. In 1871, the area was covered under Treaty 1 between the British Crown and the First Nations. The treaty facilitated the settlement of southern Manitoba including agricultural settlements in the Springfield area.

Springfield was incorporated in 1880 as a result of changes made to the '''Rural Municipality of Springfield and Sunnyside''' (1873–1880).<ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=Goldsborough |first=Gordon |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Manitoba Communities: Springfield (Rural Municipality) |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/springfield.shtml |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Manitoba Historical Society }}</ref> The municipality received its name due to the presence of multiple natural springs found within its borders.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manitoba Department of Industry and Commerce |title=Geographical Names of Manitoba. |publisher=Manitoba Conservation |year=2000 |isbn=0-7711-1517-2 |location=Winnipeg |oclc=51764498}}</ref> While farming is still important in the municipality, today many residents are employed in nearby Winnipeg.

== Communities == * Anola * Cooks Creek * Dugald * Glass * Hazelridge * Oakbank * Ostenfeld * Pine Ridge * Sapton * Vivian

== Demographics == In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Springfield had a population of 16,142 living in 5,795 of its 5,992 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:16142-15342}}|15342|1}} from its 2016 population of 15,342. With a land area of {{cvt|1096.17|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|16142|1096.17|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000246 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Manitoba | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 20, 2022}}</ref> {{Historical populations |title = Historical population<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsborough |first=Gordon |date=February 11, 2022 |title=Manitoba Communities: Springfield (Rural Municipality) |url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/municipalities/springfield.shtml |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Manitoba Historical Society}}</ref> |type = Canada |align = right |width = |cols = 2 |graph-pos = bottom |footnote = |1891|1000 |1896|1367 |1901|2585 |1911|5015 |1921|5666 |1931|6486 |1941|6863 |1951|5375 |1956|5120 |1961|5608 |1966|5670 |1971|5955 |1976|6944 |1981|8986 |1986|9836 |1991|11102 |1996|12162 |2001|12602 |2006|12990 |2011|14069 |2016|15342 |2021|16142 }}

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" |+ Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Springfield (2001−2021) ! rowspan="2" |Panethnic group ! colspan="2" |2021<ref name="2021censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2022-10-26 |title= Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Springfield&DGUIDlist=2021A00054612047&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2016<ref name="2016censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2021-10-27 |title= Census Profile, 2016 Census |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=CD&Code2=4612&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&TABID=1&type=0 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="2011censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2015-11-27 |title= NHS Profile |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/nhs-enm/2011/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&A1=All&B1=All&Custom=&TABID=1 |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2006<ref name="2006censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-08-20 |title= 2006 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-591/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="2001censusB">{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2019-07-02 |title= 2001 Community Profiles |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&Custom= |access-date=2023-04-29 |website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref> |- !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} !{{abbr|Pop.|Population}} !{{Abbr|%|percentage}} |- | European{{efn|Statistic includes all persons that did not make up part of a visible minority or an indigenous identity.|name=euro}} | 13,625 | {{Percentage | 13625 | 15750 | 2 }} | 13,260 | {{Percentage | 13260 | 15030 | 2 }} | 12,675 | {{Percentage | 12675 | 13715 | 2 }} | 12,055 | {{Percentage | 12055 | 12950 | 2 }} | 11,855 | {{Percentage | 11855 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | Indigenous | 1,770 | {{Percentage | 1770 | 15750 | 2 }} | 1,410 | {{Percentage | 1410 | 15030 | 2 }} | 890 | {{Percentage | 890 | 13715 | 2 }} | 740 | {{Percentage | 740 | 12950 | 2 }} | 595 | {{Percentage | 595 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | African | 100 | {{Percentage | 100 | 15750 | 2 }} | 115 | {{Percentage | 115 | 15030 | 2 }} | 55 | {{Percentage | 55 | 13715 | 2 }} | 85 | {{Percentage | 85 | 12950 | 2 }} | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | East Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Chinese", "Korean", and "Japanese" under visible minority section on census.|name=EastAsian}} | 75 | {{Percentage | 75 | 15750 | 2 }} | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 15030 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 13715 | 2 }} | 50 | {{Percentage | 50 | 12950 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | Southeast Asian{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Filipino" and "Southeast Asian" under visible minority section on census.|name=SoutheastAsian}} | 60 | {{Percentage | 60 | 15750 | 2 }} | 120 | {{Percentage | 120 | 15030 | 2 }} | 30 | {{Percentage | 30 | 13715 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 12950 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | South Asian | 50 | {{Percentage | 50 | 15750 | 2 }} | 55 | {{Percentage | 55 | 15030 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 13715 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 12950 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | Middle Eastern{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "West Asian" and "Arab" under visible minority section on census.|name=MiddleEastern}} | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 15750 | 2 }} | 20 | {{Percentage | 20 | 15030 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 13715 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 12950 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | Latin American | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 15750 | 2 }} | 15 | {{Percentage | 15 | 15030 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 13715 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 12950 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 12560 | 2 }} |- | Other/multiracial{{efn|Statistic includes total responses of "Visible minority, {{abbr|n.i.e.|not included elsewhere}}" and "Multiple visible minorities" under visible minority section on census.|name=Other}} | 35 | {{Percentage | 35 | 15750 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 15030 | 2 }} | 10 | {{Percentage | 10 | 13715 | 2 }} | 0 | {{Percentage | 0 | 12950 | 2 }} | 25 | {{Percentage | 25 | 12560 | 2 }} |- ! Total responses ! 15,750 ! {{Percentage | 15750 | 16142 | 2 }} ! 15,030 ! {{Percentage | 15030 | 15342 | 2 }} ! 13,715 ! {{Percentage | 13715 | 14069 | 2 }} ! 12,950 ! {{Percentage | 12950 | 12990 | 2 }} ! 12,560 ! {{Percentage | 12560 | 12602 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" ! Total population ! 16,142 ! {{Percentage | 16142 | 16142 | 2 }} ! 15,342 ! {{Percentage | 15342 | 15342 | 2 }} ! 14,069 ! {{Percentage | 14069 | 14069 | 2 }} ! 12,990 ! {{Percentage | 12990 | 12990 | 2 }} ! 12,602 ! {{Percentage | 12602 | 12602 | 2 }} |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="11" | {{small|Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses}} |}

== Attractions == The RM of Springfield contains many sites of historical and cultural significance such as the Sunnyside cemetery, the Springfield Hutterite colony, North Springfield school, Springfield Agricultural Society, and the Dugald rail accident site.<ref>{{cite web|title=Search results for "Springfield"|url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/searchresults.shtml?cx=010615179535509863828%3A7zow4hyr79w&cof=FORID%3A11&q=Springfield&sa=Search|website=Manitoba Historical Society|access-date=17 October 2015}}</ref>

In 1996, the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Cooks Creek was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception National Historic Site of Canada |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1789 |access-date=March 28, 2022 |website=Parks Canada - Directory of Federal Heritage Designations |publisher=Parks Canada |language=en}}</ref>

== Government == === Municipal === Springfield's administrative center is in Oakbank, the largest community in the RM. The RM is governed by a mayor and councillors representing the RM's five wards. The government has come under some media scrutiny for having the highest compensation to mayor and council ($242,974 total for 2015) relative to all other municipalities in the Winnipeg capital region.<ref name="MyUser_Winnipegfreepress.com_October_29_2015c">{{cite news |url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/the-politics-of-pay-292158811.html |title=Salaries for municipal leaders in the capital region vary widely – Winnipeg Free Press |newspaper=Winnipegfreepress.com |date= 17 February 2015 |author= Bill Redekop|access-date= October 29, 2015}}</ref>

=== Provincial === The RM is represented by two ridings in the Manitoba Legislative Assembly: Springfield-Ritchot (west) and Dawson Trail (east). The former Springfield electoral district included all of the RM and parts of adjacent East St. Paul.

=== Federal === The RM is split between two federal ridings: Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman (north) and Provencher (south). From 1914 through 1966, a federal riding was also called "Springfield" with varying boundaries not always coterminous with the municipality.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SPRINGFIELD, Manitoba (1914 - 1966) |url=http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&rid=697&Search=Det&Language=E |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023052654/http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&rid=697&Search=Det&Language=E |archive-date=October 23, 2012 |website=Parliament of Canada |publisher=Library of Parliament}}</ref>

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== References == {{Reflist}}

== Further reading == * Kraushar, Aileen, et al. 1974. ''Springfield 1st Rural Municipality in Manitoba 1873-1973''. Dugald: Dugald Women's Institute. {{ISBN|0-919212-40-9}}.

== External links == {{Commons category}} * [http://www.rmofspringfield.ca/ R.M. of Springfield] (official site) * [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/Profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4612047&Geo2=PR&Code2=46&Data=Count&SearchText=Springfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=46&B1=All&Custom= Community Profile: Springfield Rural Municipality, Manitoba; Statistics Canada] * [http://geodepot.statcan.ca/GeoSearch2006/GeoSearch2006.jsp?resolution=H&lang=E&otherLang=F&census=Yes&DisplayData=Yes&NewImage=yes&layer=csd&IdentName=Springfield%20(RM)&IdentUID=4612047 Map of Springfield R.M. at Statcan]

{{Geographic location | North = R.M. of St. Clements<br>R.M. of Brokenhead | Northwest = R.M. of East St. Paul | West = City of Winnipeg | Center = R.M. of Springfield | East = R.M. of Reynolds | South = R.M. of Tache | Southwest = R.M. of Ritchot }}

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