Cooked beef and other meat should be kept in the refrigerator for no more than three to four days, according to the Food Safety division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Ground meats should only be kept in the refrigerator for one to two days. Keep Learning.
The 2016 Springfield, Missouri, population is 166,810. There are 2,034 people per square mile (population density).
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182). Springfield is south of Peoria, Illinois, Pekin, Illinois, and Lincoln, Illinois; southwest of Bloomington, Illinois and Champaign, Illinois; and west of Decatur, Illinois. The southern portion of the Springfield metropolitan area is north of the Metro-East, the Southern Illinois portion of the Greater St. Louis area.