Nearby cities: Battlefield, Brookline Station, Nixa, Republic, Rogersville, Turners
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Springfield is located in southwestern Missouri, on the Springfield Plateau of the Ozarks. Boasting a population of 156,206 (as of 2008), Springfield is Missouri's third most populous city and the 148th-largest city in the United States. According to Forbes magazine's list of America's Wildest Weather Cities and the Weather Variety Index, Springfield is the city with the most varied weather in the United States. Springfield sits in Greene County and serves as county seat.