 springfield is a town in livingston parish, louisiana, united states. the population was 395 at the 2000 census. it is part of the baton rouge metropolitan statistical area. ==geography== springfield is located at  (30.429173, -90.548065). according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4&nbsp;square miles (3.6&nbsp;kmÂ²), all of it land. the town's name comes from the numerous artesian springs in the area. the zip code of springfield is 70462. ==history== springfield began in the 17th century at one of the northernmost points considered to be navigable on the natalbany river. between springfield and lake maurepas, ponchatoula creek joins the natalbany and increases its flow. via the natalbany, lake maurepas, lake ponchartrain, and bayou saint john, springfield had access to new orleans by water. similarly, at the time (prior to the damming of the channel by levees) along the amite river and mississippi river, bayou manchac provided shallow-water access between springfield and baton rouge. by 1810 sprin
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