Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do." Groening liked "Second
Springfield, Colorado Mayor: Lindsay Walker. Town Manager: Rebecca Clark. Board of Trustees: Mayor Pro-Tem Erv Maltbie, Robin Ballard, Shannon Mason, Mike Cooper, Ted Locke and Jim Howard. The superintendent, and elementary principal, is Richard Hargrove, and the high school principal is Kyle Lasley. The town has one library. Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Springfield include: Springfield, Colorado Springfield is a Statutory Town which is also the county seat and most populous town in Baca County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,451 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Springfield, Missouri. Frank and Jim Tipton