CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.springfield.mo.us/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.springfieldchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.springfieldmo.org/

Population:
151580 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1830

County:
Christian County, Greene County

Founded 1830 by John Polk Campbell, incorporated 18 February 1838 with population 300.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Springfield News-Leader

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Kickapoo High School, Springfield, MO	1971
Evangel University	1953
Missouri State University	1905
Drury University	1873

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS

Company	Founded
O'Reilly Automotive	1957

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ma Barker	Criminal	1872	16-Jan-1935	Matriarch of the Barker-Karpis Gang
J. T. Battenberg III	Business	25-Apr-1943		CEO of Delphi, 1998-2005
Duane Benton	Judge	8-Sep-1950		8th Circuit Court of Appeals
Lucas Grabeel	Actor	23-Nov-1984		High School Musical
Bray Hammond	Economist	20-Nov-1886	20-Jul-1968	Banks and Politics in America
Jay Kenneth Johnson	Actor	24-Feb-1977		Days of Our Lives
Herman Keiser	Golf	7-Oct-1914	24-Dec-2003	Winner, 1946 Masters Tournament
Billy Long	Politician	11-Aug-1955		Congressman, Missouri 7th
Horton Smith	Golf	22-May-1908	15-Oct-1963	Winner, 1934 and 1936 Masters Tournaments
Payne Stewart	Golf	30-Jan-1957	25-Oct-1999	Winner of the US Open, 1982 and 1999
Kathleen Turner	Actor	19-Jun-1954		Romancing the Stone

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Birdman of Alcatraz	Criminal	28-Jan-1890	22-Nov-1963	Subject of Burt Lancaster movie
Vito Genovese	Criminal	27-Nov-1897	14-Feb-1969	Genovese crime family
Vincent Gigante	Criminal	29-Mar-1928	19-Dec-2005	Mafia boss, headed the Genovese family
John Gotti	Criminal	27-Oct-1940	10-Jun-2002	The Teflon Don
Mel Hancock	Politician	14-Sep-1929	6-Nov-2011	Congressman from Missouri, 1989-97
Conway Twitty	Country Musician	1-Sep-1933	5-Jun-1993	It's Only Make Believe

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