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In figures recently released by the Census Bureau, Springfield's
2006 Metropolitan Statistical Area population increased by nearly
10,000 people over the previous year. This increase pushed the
metro area's population well over the 400,000 mark to 407,092.
The Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA,
or commonly-referred to as "metro area") is defined by the federal
government as Greene, Christian, Webster, Polk & Dallas counties. |
