Springfield

Springfield is a city or town (depending on the episode) in Springfield County, Springfield's State and is located within the continental United States, where the Simpson family lives. It is located east of Shelbyville, south of Capital City, but also near Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook. For many years, the evidence was sufficiently contradictory that it could not be identified with a specific state; however, Matt Groening has come forward and admitted that it was based on Springfield, Oregon.source "Matt Groening Reveals Springfield's State: Oregon". Nicole Eggenberger. US Weekly. 2012-04-11 This can be questioned however, because during the couch gag at the beginning of the episode "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner", the screen pans out to the map of the United States, and the location over Illinois, and it is stated to be in southern Illinois, and there's no evidence towards it being Oregon. 
The city population is estimated to be approximately 60,000. It's zip code is 80085, as of Moe Letter Blues. It is understood as a sister city to Shelbyville, which in real life would be Eugene, Oregon. The city has often been dubbed as the, or at a stretch, one of America's worst towns and called "America's Crud Bucket", "The Armpit of America's Butt-Crack"How the Test Was Won, "The Little Town That Can't and Won't, "The World's Meanest City", as well as being the "World's Fattest Town". It is one and a half times bigger than Alaska, with West Springfield the shape of Texas. 
Geographically, the city is based on Simpsonville, KY, and it is possibly where the family name "Simpson" for the show originates. Simpsonville neighbors with Shelbyville, KY. Springfield's state's capital, Capital City, is inspired by Frankfurt, KY's airport, Capital City Airport.
Founded and created in 1796 by Jebediah Springfield, a.k.a. Hans Sprungfeld, and a band of fiercely determined pioneers out of Maryland who set off after misinterpreting a passage in The Bible, Springfield seems to be a small city rather than a megalopolis. Its features include one nuclear power plant; at least five elementary schools; a minor league all-star baseball stadium; an airport; a harbor; a downtown district; a large tire yard (burning since 1966); a ghetto; a Russian District; its own Little Italy; several specialized shopping districts, Moe's Tavern, Barney's Bowl-A-Rama and a Chinatown.
Springfield's nearest neighboring town is Shelbyville. There is a strong rivalry between the towns, dating back to the rivalry between their founders - Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan. Manhattan wanted to found a city where men were free to marry their cousins, but Springfield refused to allow it, so Shelbyville was founded as a rival town.Lemon of Troy The story of the dispute between Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan contains faint references to the historical stories of the deal between Asa Lovejoy and William Overton to file a land claim, and the dispute between Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove over the name of Portland, Oregon.
==Mayors of Springfield==
*Former-Mayor
*Joe Quimby (current)
*Marge Simpson (former)
*Robert Terwilliger (former)
*Hans Moleman (former) 
== City Council ==
===== 1990 (as seen in S1's "Homer's Odyssey")Homer's Odyssey =====
* Former-Mayor (as Mayor)
* Bald Councilman
* Blonde Councilman
===== 1999 Ad hoc “Council of Learned Citizens” in place of the Mayor (as seen in S10’s They Saved Lisa’s Brain)They Saved Lisa's Brain =====
* Lisa Simpson
* Dr. Julius Hibert 
* Seymour Skinner
* Dr. John Frink
* Lindsey Naegle
* Jeffrey Albertson 
===== 2015 (as seen in S26’s Bull-E)Bull-E =====
* Joe Quimby (as Mayor)
* Helen Lovejoy
* Melvin Van Horn
* Agnes Skinner
* Mr. Costington
* Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
* Hans Moleman
==History==
The name of the city founder was Jebediah Springfield.
In its early days, the city was the target of many Native American Indian raids, and to this day many forts and trading posts remain (including Fort Springfield and Fort Sensible). It was also the site of two battles during the American Civil War. The surnames 'van Houten', 'Muntz' and 'Flanders', as well as the Lutheran denomination within the Springfield Presbylutheran church, may be indications that Springfield was a focus of Germanic immigration in the past.
The second (or official) founder of Springfield was pioneer Jebediah Springfield, widely celebrated in the town as a brave and proud American hero. He famously once killed a bear with his bare hands, and this deed is immortalized in a bronze statue in front of the city hall. However, revisionist historians have since determined that the bear in fact probably killed Springfield, and not vice-versa. The town motto "a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" is attributed to Jebediah. Lisa Simpson later discovered that Jebediah Springfield was, in fact, Hans Sprungfeld, a murderous pirate, and enemy of George Washington, but eventually suggested that the myth of Springfield should be preserved for the inspiration it gives to people and did not reveal her findings, and the truth is still kept from Springfield to this day.Lisa the Iconoclast
During the early 1900s, Springfield started a holiday named "Whacking Day" with the intention of beating up Irish immigrants in Springfield, and eventually transformed into an event where Springfield's denizens beat several snakes to death. In the mid-20th century, the city reached perhaps the pinnacle of its success when it became the home of the Aquacar, a car which could be driven in the water like a boat. Springfield was declared one of America's fastest-growing cities. At this point, the city's streets were literally paved with gold. But unfortunately, this economy collapsed when it was discovered that the Aquacar was prone to a spontaneous explosion after 600 miles and/or knots.Are We There Yet? The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield The town has never really recovered from this tragedy (the gold was reportedly shipped to the Sultan of Brunei to encase one of his many elephant herds), but some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for Ah, Fudge! chocolate, fireworks, candy, children's cartoons, toys, Spirographs, crackers, peanuts, fake vomit, pillows, apple cider, and boxes, as well as a steel mill.
During Homer Simpson's tenure as Springfield's Sanitation Commissioner, however, the whole town was relocated "five miles down the road" and reformed, as the previous location had become flooded with garbage and waste due to Homer's allowing other cities to dump their garbage into the mines that run under the town. Mysteriously, the move was only mentioned once: when Lisa remarked with surprise that they even allowed the casino to come with them when they moved the town while watching its demolition.Viva Ned Flanders
Springfield was nearly chosen as the host for the Summer Olympic Games, but Bart Simpson's antics angered representatives from the IOC.The Old Man and the "C" Student It was also nearly awarded an NFL franchise team, The Springfield Meltdowns, but Abraham Simpson attacked the commissioner - mistaking him for a burglar - while he was trying to use the Simpsons' phone.
Bart Simpson once accidentally mooned the U.S. flag, and the Simpsons appeared on a talk show to explain the matter. However, the show's host made it appear that Springfield hates America. When the rest of the U.S. reciprocated this loathing, Mayor Quimby changed the name of Springfield to "Liberty-Ville". An enormous patriotic craze ensued, wherein all items were priced at $ 17.76, even houses.Bart-Mangled Banner
The town has split at least twice. Once based on area code changes, into New Springfield and Olde Springfield (Not to be confused with the historical site/tourist center of the same name).
The Military once invaded Springfield despite it being an American city due to Homer and his OPNOR unit going A.W.O.L. The colonel placed the town under martial law after Homer went into hiding, and started rounding up people who were either fat, bald, or had ever laughed at the antics of Homer Simpson. He eventually surrendered after Springfield managed to spike the town's reservoir with alcohol, which caused him and his unit to go into a drunken stupor and wake up the next morning with a horrible hangover, although under the condition that Homer finishes up his line of duty by becoming an Army Recruiter.
At one point in the town's history, gambling was legalized due to an economic slump. To attract more people into the town, Springfield legalized gay marriage. The majority of the populace is also quite horrible at paying tax returns, with the majority of the population waiting until the last possible day to file their tax returns as evidenced by the huge amount of lines at the Post Office on Tax Day, with some even mistaking it for a Metallica concert line, some hiring accountants who are just as bad as themselves in regards to paying taxes on time, and some even falsifying many of their actual expenditures while undergoing a last minute rundown on tax returns, misshaping the envelope containing the tax returns, and eventually being arrested by the FBI/IRS for severe audits.The Trouble With Trillions
===Trappuccino===
Lisa Simpson and Colin spearheaded an effort to clean Lake Springfield, which was heavily polluted. After a town-wide cleanup, the lake was polluted again single-handedly by Homer Simpson, who dumped a large silo of "pig crap" (and it is implied that also of his own) into the lake, polluting it to unsurpassed levels. To keep the pollution from spreading to other towns, Russ Cargill, head of the EPA, convinced President Arnold Schwarzenegger to (unknowingly) seal Springfield inside a gigantic dome (built by a company owned by Cargill).
During that time, the town fell into ruin and was plagued by power shortages (Mr. Burns refused to give free power) and lack of supplies. After ninety-three days the town rioted and Stampy made a small crack in the dome; Cargill tricked the President into blowing up Springfield. The dome was later destroyed by Homer and Bart Simpson when the bomb, the same bomb from which Cargill intended to destroy the town) was thrown out of the dome and landing on the top of it. Later, the town had its civilization rebuilt. This opening sequence is cutting this head of statue of Statue of Jebediah Springfield which Kearney and Jimbo cutting the head.
===Later History===
Springfield eventually fell into a massive economic crisis that resulted in several large cutbacks, as well as forcing several of the citizens to move to Detroit to find better job opportunities.
=== Non-canon ===
In "The Simpsons Guy", the Griffin family left Quahog, Rhode Island, due to a comic strip that gained controversy. There, they enter Springfield after their car was stolen by Hans Moleman and meet Homer Simpson and his family. After the car was found, the Griffins were taken to court for the infringement of Pawtucket Patriot Ale for imitating Duff Beer.
After the Griffins lost, they pack up and leave Springfield and head back to Quahog. Before they leave, Homer apologizes to his former best-friend Peter Griffin, but it later ends up into a fight after Peter told him that Homer's family (including him) sucked. After seven minutes of their fight, they apologize to each other and agree to stay a half-hour apart. When the Griffins returned home, Lois Griffin tells Peter that the company wasn't enforced yet.
==Geography==
Springfield's geography includes big mountains, maybe part of Rocky Mountains, and a lot of hills, gorges, giant redwood trees, a desert, a forest, lakes, rivers and a volcano. It is located on the coast of a large body of water, possibly an ocean. It has also been stated that "West Springfield" is three times the size of Texas, and looks exactly like Texas in shape.
Major geographic features include Springfield Gorge, Springfield National Forest, Mt. Springfield, Springfield Harbor, the Springfield Badlands, the Murderhorn, Springfield Glacier, Widow's Peak, and Mt. Carlmore.Simpsons Episodes
The Zip code is 58008 according to "Moe Letter Blues", where Moe mentions that he moved to Springfield because the Zip code spelled "BOOBS" on the calculator. The Zip code 58008 belongs to Barney, ND.
The City is claimed by Ned Flanders to be bordered by the states of Ohio, Nevada, Maine, and Kentucky. The proof of this was shown in The Simpsons Movie during the hike Flanders and Bart went on. This is geographically impossible as only Ohio and Kentucky share borders and Nevada being on the other side of the country from the other three.
However, in other episodes, Springfield is shown to be within driving distance from Washington, D.C. and New York City.
In "The Burns Cage", presumably now Springfield is located in the middle of America.
Matt Groening said in an interview that Springfield is based on , a town next to , which is the city he grew up on.http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/matt-groening-reveals-the-location-of-the-real-springfield-60583379/?no-ist
==Environment==
=== Climate ===
Springfield is located in an area that receives rain and snow. Most of the time the skies are blue and mostly sunny.
Springfield is also subject to a number of natural disasters including avalanches, earthquakes, acid rain, floods, hurricanes, lightning strikes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions. Being situated in a valley, Springfield likely boasts a humid-subtropical climate, due to panic during snow storms as suggested in the Season 4 episode "Mr. Plow". In the episode "Hurricane Neddy", Hurricane Barbara strikes in Springfield and destroys Ned Flanders' home. All of Springfield is panicking, suggesting that hurricanes are rare in the city.
In "Brawl in the Family", there is an acid rainstorm in Springfield, caused by The "Evil" Republican Party, attempting to make caring for the environment illegal.
===Pollution===
Visitors from elsewhere are advised to constantly wear radiation suits and carry Geiger counters, since the city is perhaps the most radioactive in the U.S. This is because the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant was built during an incredibly lax period for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which the plant's nuclear core was surrounded not by several layers of protective concrete and graphite but by ordinary plaster with a horseshoe hanging from a nail. Also, management apparently gives employees benefits for storing nuclear waste in buildings; in some episodes, barrels of waste have been seen in the Simpsons' basement. Also perhaps due to this, the book reports that international law forbids shipping produce from Springfield; those who do venture into a local supermarket or farmer's market may find that it gives off a barely audible hum. Springfield is also "proudly" home to the state's largest tire fire, which has been continuously burning for approximately 42 years, which does nothing to improve the air quality.
Springfieldians have a very uncaring attitude towards the environment. The Springfield Shopper is proud of the fact that they use absolutely no recycled material in their paper. Even the mention of the word can cause one of the town residents to pass out from boredom, or at least slam the door in the face of plucky little girls concerned about the state of their town without a second thought, or even throw anything they can get their hands on at the Green Day raft just for saying that they wanted to talk about it. In fact, the only time they even seemed to care is literally when they drink it.
There have also been instances of accidental pollution, such as when Captain Horatio McCallister once crashed an oil tanker around the Springfield coast in a drunken stupor. McCallister also, while still drunk, seemed to think there was no way out of the predicament until he suggested to a newscaster to take the blame for him in the middle of a live broadcast.
==Cityscape==
The city is divided into a number of districts, including Skid Row, the Lower East Side (a Jewish neighborhood), Springfield Heights, Bum Town, East Springfield, Recluse Ranch Estates, Junkieville, Pressboard Estates, South Street Squidport, Little Newark, Crackton, a Russian District, West Springfield, Tibet Town, Waverly Hills, Sprooklyn, Little Italy, and a gay district.
For a brief period, Springfield divided itself into two cities, Olde Springfield and New Springfield, on the basis of an area code division. Wealthy Olde Springfield, with Mayor Quimby, anchorman Kent Brockman, and bullies such as Nelson Muntz, was separated from the rest of Springfield by a wall that was erected by poor New Springfield. Mayor Quimby maintained control of Olde Springfield while Homer Simpson ran New Springfield. The cities were later reunited through a concert by The Who.
The city's Main Street is in a pitiful state of disrepair, owing to citizens driving along it while carrying excessively heavy weights and leaving snow chains on their tires after the snow has melted. Some of the potholes have become so wide that entire cars and trucks can (and have) fallen into them.
Towns near Springfield include North Haverbrook, Shelbyville, Ogdenville, Brockway, Guidopolis and Cranford.
==People and culture==
The geographic location of Springfield is unknown and possibly unknowable, but Springfield is generally considered to depict, in a lampooning manner, "bread-and-butter" Middle America, culturally somewhere between a suburb and a small town. Springfieldians are not, for the most part, cosmopolitan, and most are of lower-middle to middle income.
The "small-town nastiness" of Springfield is made evident by a benighted tradition of "snake-whacking" whereby, annually, Springfieldians bludgeon snakes to death. Lisa Simpson, disgusted by this activity, encourages the people of Springfield to quit the tradition with the aid of soul singer Barry White, as well as Bart Simpson, the latter of whom exposed that the holiday actually started as an excuse to beat up the Irish.
 Springfieldians have a very bad reputation. As described by Dr. Hibbert, it is a town where the smartest have no power and the stupidest run everything. A fairly accurate statement considering that the offices of the police chief and mayor respectively are run by clearly incompetent and corrupt individuals, those few who are competent in official positions are soon replaced by other incompetents, such as former trash commissioner Ray Paterson being kicked out of office to be replaced by Homer Simpson. TIME magazine once did a cover story on Springfield entitled "America's Worst City," and Newsweek has referred to the city as "America's Crud Bucket," the town actually has a billboard saying it is the "Meanest town in America." Most citizens are very stupid, overweight, and also quick to anger, though it should be noted that Shelbyville residents are even stupider and more backward. One example of the citizens' gross stupidity is when they once managed to reelect Quimby in a landslide, despite admitting in a stump speech that he had used the town's treasury to fund the murder of his enemies, simply because he paraphrased Gabbo's trademark line "I'm a bad widdle boy."Krusty Gets Kancelled There is a riot almost every month. A majority of the time, the Springfieldians are shown to be especially fair-weather and fickle towards the Simpson family, even by close friends and other family members. Springfield also has a strange smell that is uncomfortable to new residents. It is usually about six weeks before they adjust. Springfield is also the first United States city to abandon the Metric system. Another thing to note is Springfield is very well armed. As seen in several episodes a fair amount of people owns guns.
It is noted by the Duff Book of World Records as the World's Fattest TownSweets and Sour Marge which they are quite proud of.
=== Demographics ===
Springfield is home to people of many races, cultures, and creeds, including European-Americans (the Simpson, Flanders, and Van Houten families), African-Americans (the Hibbert family, Carl Carlson), Latinos (Bumblebee Man), South Asians ("Two Guys From Kabul") and East Asians (Cookie Kwan, Akira).
There is a large gap between wealthy citizens (such as Krusty the Clown and Mr. Burns), and poor citizens (Nelson Muntz, Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel). The population is about 40,000.
=== Crime ===
There are a surprising number of prisons in Springfield, including Springfield Penitentiary, Springwood Minimum Security Prison, Springfield Women's Prison, Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility, Morningwood Penitentiary and Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary. Springfield Elementary School was even once semi-converted into a prison. The Springfield Police Department, commanded by Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, is a largely corrupt and incompetent organization. According to Wiggum, they only have plenty of manpower to enforce the last three laws passed. Another time, Lou pointed out that himself, along with Wiggum and Eddie, were the entire police force. However, there were also episodes which shows a much larger police force. Although, due to the equipment they had, they may also had been F.B.I members, and Chief Wiggum, Eddie and Lou merely joined them during that raid. There was also a time in the town's history where the police duties were handed over from the Springfield Police Department over to a private security company called SpringShield, which was run by Homer with the help of his friends Lenny and Carl, who did a far better job. However, due to doing a far better job than the actual police, they became target of the mob and criminal chiefs, such as Fat Tony, and even criminal chiefs from other towns and cities. Lenny and Carl, in a moment of cowardice, fearing for their lives, literally put themselves in one of the station's cells, leaving Homer on his own against the criminals. Due to Wiggum becoming the Police chief once again, and SpringShield getting dissolved, this may had been one of the reasons the group had to disolve.
Most organized crime in town is controlled by mob boss Fat Tony. However, there are other crime families in Springfield -- including the Yakuza.
=== Arts and Entertainment ===
Springfield boasts an opera house, an outdoor amphitheater, an arboretum, a vibrant jazz scene, and was mentioned as the entertainment capital of its state. There is also an unusually high number of museums, including Springfield Natural History Museum (which features the world's largest cubic zirconia), Springfield Knowledgeum, Springsonian Museum, Springfield Wax Museum, the Springfield Palace of Fine Arts, the Museum of Swordfish and a stamp museum. Springfield once had a concert hall, but it was closed down after the first two measures of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and turned into the Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary. Springfield has two movie theatres: the Aztec Theater and the Springfield Googolplex Theatres. It also has a drive-in theater and a dinner theater.
==== Media ====
The city paper is The Springfield Shopper, and the most popular TV station is KBBL-TV (Channel 6), with Kent Brockman, Scott Christian and Arnie Pye on the news, Krusty the Clown and Sideshow Mel doing shows, and Bill and Marty on the radio. Alternatively, Channel Ocho is a Spanish language/Latino channel featuring Bumblebee Man.
=== Religion ===
Religion and faith play a large role in Springfieldian society. The largest church community appears to be the First Church of Springfield, a Presbylutheran church headed by Reverend Timothy Lovejoy. There is also a synagogue (led by Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky), a mosque, a Catholic church (The Notre Dame of Springfield), an Episcopal church (with vibrating pews), a crystal cathedral, the Cathedral of the Downtown, and a Buddhist temple. Apu, a Hindu, has a statue of the god Ganesh in the Kwik-E-Mart.
Once, many Springfieldians joined a cult known as Movementarianism, but soon left after it was revealed as a fraud.The Joy of Sect According to Reverend Lovejoy, there is also an alliance of people who split off from the Presbyterians to worship an Inanimate Carbon Rod."The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield" Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson and Lisa Simpson are practicing Buddhists. There is also a Stonecutters Lodge (currently renamed as "The Ancient Society of No-Homers"), of which practically every male in the city (minus Homer Simpson) is a member.
The town government is secular. In 1963, a law was passed which banned praying on city property. Another episode featured a convict who was imprisoned for erecting a nativity scene on city property. Superintendent Chalmers fired new Principal Ned Flanders when he overhears him saying "thank the Lord" over the PA system.In "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
=== Sports ===
There are a number of sports teams and sports arenas: the Springfield Isotopes, a baseball team (which once threatened to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico), the Springfield Speedway, a monster truck rally (featuring Truckasaurus), the Springfield Atoms football team, the Springfield Stun arena football team, the Springfield Ice-O-topes hockey team, the Association of Springfield Semi-Pro Boxers, and a dog track. It also used to have a bull fighting ring. There was also once the Mr. Burns Basketball Stadium which was neglected and subsequently converted into a colossal Bee Hive. Springfield curling team managed to get to the Vancouver Winter Olympics and win gold.
=== Districts ===
==== Pressboard Estates ====
Pressboard Estates is the neighborhood that the Simpsons' street, Evergreen Terrace is located in. The Simpsons live on 742 Evergreen Terrace, a street that is also home to the Kwik-E-Mart.
==== West Springfield ====
West Springfield is apparently three times the size of Texas, meaning Springfield is three times the size of Alaska if you count West Springfield. It is mostly barren, save for some farmland and oil rigs. It is here that Homer Simpson and Lenny Leonard got an oil rig job.
==== Little Italy ====
Little Italy is the Italian district of Springfield.
==== Waverly Hills ====
Waverly Hills is a rich upper-class district of Springfield with the best schools.
==== Suburbs of Springfield ====
These are the only understood suburbs or towns in Springfield.
*North Springfield
*South Springfield
*Eastside
*Westside
*Sprooklyn
*Skid Row
*Waverly Hills
*Springfield Heights
*East Springfield
*Greektown
*The Waterfront
*Lower East Side
*Bumtown
*Cemetery District
*Rat's Nest Neighbourhood
*Recluse Ranch Estates
*Junkieville
*Pressboard Estates
*South Street Squidport
*Springfield Residential Hills
*Little Newark
*Crackton
*Russian District
*West Springfield
*Chinatown
*Tibet Town
*Ethnictown
*Gay Neighborhood
*Theater District
* Springfield Keys
*Little Bangkok
*Little Ukraine
*Little Seattle
*Little Ethiopia
=== Economy ===
Springfield's economy, although at one time "on the GROW!" and rich to the point that the streets were literally paved with gold, is now floundering. Some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for Ah! Fudge chocolate, Southern Cracker, fireworks, candy, and boxes, as well as a steel mill. Many Springfieldians are employed by the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. In an episode, it is mentioned by Marge that Frito-Lay has a distribution center in the town.
Major industries include nuclear power, heavy manufacturing, Duff Beer, and retail. Many of Springfield's stores are located in the Springfield Mall.
Springfield tried to improve their economy by legalizing gay marriage and gambling.
In "The Bob Next Door", Springfield's Economy struck an all time low and was suggested to be even worse than Detroit's economic failure, resulting in the stamp out of roadkill pickups, significantly reducing the amount of school time, releasing of low level criminals, and mentioning criminals allowed to commit low-level crimes due to the Police lacking the resources and funding to enforce them.The Bob Next Door
===Anthem===
:See Springfield Anthem
The anthem was in the comic Growing Pains. Lisa, Bart, Milhouse, and Terri sing it. It goes like this - "Oh, Springfield, oh Springfield, with your remaining greenery. Oh Springfield, oh Springfield, we love your adequate scenery. We love your air, though it is gray. We try to breathe it, anyway. Oh Springfield, oh Springfield, our dying town we love!"
== Infrastructure ==
=== Government ===
===== City =====
The current mayor of Springfield is Joe Quimby, a sleazy womanizing politician who served at least five consecutive terms as mayor unopposed, he once admitted to using the town treasury to fund the murder of his enemies. He was briefly thrown out in favor of Sideshow Bob but was later reinstated when Bob was impeached and arrested for electoral fraud. His post was threatened by a recall election, but none of the new candidates gained enough of the vote to oust him since the lead candidate who was most voted for was disqualified from the election. It was revealed that he is re-elected so often because his opponent has a long, unpronouncible Slavic Name.
When the mayor briefly skipped town due to missing lottery funds, the town's MENSA chapter (Lisa Simpson, Dr. Hibbert, Lindsey Naegle, Jeffery Albertson and Professor Frink) technocracy took over. They changed clocks to metric time, eliminated the green lights from stoplights, and put the city on the top 300 U.S. cities. It was 299, above East Saint Louis, Illinois.They Saved Lisa's Brain
====== City Departments ======
* Office of the Mayor
* Police
* Fire
* SanitationTrash of the Titans
* Community DevelopmentSimprovised
* Permitting
===== U.S. District =====
In the United States House of Representatives, Springfield was represented by Congressman Bob Arnold, who was later expelled for taking bribes. Horace Wilcox is stated to have been congressman since 1933.Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington After Wilcox's death, Krusty the Clown runs for Congress as a Republican and wins. He is still seen as a representative.The Ziff Who Came to Dinner
==== Laws, Statutes, and Propositions ====
Gambling is legal in Springfield, as is gay marriage,There's Something About Marrying trade in children and fishing with dynamite. For a brief time, prohibition was brought back ("spirituous beverages are hereby prohibited in Springfield under penalty of catapult").Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment An unusual law from 200 years prior dictates that all ducks must wear long pants.
As is with many other towns there are a number of unusual and outdated statutes in Springfield and its town charter, including "the chief constable shall receive one pig every month and two comely lasses of virtue true," "it is illegal to mail threatening letters and to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling," and "five kicks of the same can shall be considered illegally transporting litter.The Seven-Beer Snitch" The Town Charter also stated that Springfield's mayor, after election, cannot be removed from office... except by a recall election.See Homer Run
During the period Snowball was made mayor of the town, Lisa as the 'mayors' owner and 'translator' retracted the second amendment from the town, making it illegal for Springfielders to own guns.
Proposition 24, which would deport all illegal immigrants from Springfield, passed with 95% of the public's support,Much Apu About Nothing but was overruled at some point. Marge and her family successfully lobby to get Proposition 242, a "Families Come First" grassroots voter initiative.
It originally had a law that promoted Assisted Suicide, but it had recently been overturned due to a majority of Springfield's voters voting against it, which, as soon as it was overturned, Wiggum immediately arrested an assisted suicide practitioner.
It also featured several strict punishments for some law-breaking, including five life sentences of community service being the punishment for buying illegal fireworks according to Chief Wiggum.
=== Health and Education ===
Springfield operates its own school district, the Springfield Unified School District. The current Superintendent of Schools is Gary Chalmers. The school district oversees all Springfield schools.
There are quite a number of public and private schools in Springfield, including two elementary schools (Springfield Elementary School and West Springfield Elementary School), junior high school, high school and the Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children. There are also a number of colleges, including Springfield A&M, Krusty's Clown College,Homie the Clown the University of Springfield (a.k.a. Springfield U), and the unfortunately named Springfield Heights Institute of Technology (S.H.I.T.). A full list of education institutions in Springfield can be found here.
Springfield has many museums, such as the Springfield Museum of Natural History and the Springfield Knowledgeum. It has a library and an observatory.
Springfield has at least one dog obedience school.
Springfield is known to have at least two hospitals- Springfield General Hospital and the rarely seen Springfield Veteran's Hospital which is described to be the worst of the two hospitals.Bart's Dog Gets an F
=== Transportation ===
Several highways run through Springfield, including the Michael Jackson Expressway (Interstate Route 401, formerly the Dalai Lama Expressway),Stark Raving Dad the incomplete Matlock Expressway,Sideshow Bob Roberts Interstate 95 (indicating Springfield is on the East Coast), Route 202, Route 88 (goes through Nelson Muntz's neighborhood), Route 13 (goes through West Springfield) and Rural Route 9. There is also a railroad and an abandoned aqueduct.
The Springfield Monorail existed for a very brief time before it was shut down after a disastrous maiden voyage.Marge vs. the Monorail It has a street called Main Street which used to have a lot of potholes.
The city bus service provides public transit on the route 22 bus on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and the 22A bus on Tuesday and Thursday.
Springfield International Airport is the airport that serves Springfield. It has scheduled flights around the United States and several other countries including France, Israel, China, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.
There was once a subway line in Springfield, but it is currently abandoned, most likely because the moving train was capable of causing ground tremors above.Postcards From the Wedge However, the overground segment appears to be in use. Sex, Pies, and Idiot Scrapes A cable car line was seen in a couple of occasions.
==Maps of Springfield==
Springfield Fan Map.jpg|A Simpson fan created the map of Springfield, based on the locations and hidden maps of the town.
The.Simpsons.S21E20.SPS 20170724123704.JPG|Map of Springfield in Clancy Wiggum's office.
20150906_001129.jpg|Ditto.
File:Springfield town.jpg|A shot of the entire town, as seen in s32e13.
== Springfield's State ==
See article: Springfield's State
==Appearances==
Springfield has appeared in all episodes of the show as it is the main location (including the Opening Sequence) and the Family Guy episode "The Simpsons Guy," it has also appeared in the Simpsons Shorts which ran on the Tracey Ulman Show from 1987 to 1989.
==Citations==
==See also==
*Evergreen Terrace
*List of characters from The Simpsons
*Springfield's State
==External links==
*Interactive map of Springfield with screen caps
*History of Portland, Oregon (an influence on the fictional history of Springfield)
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