- This article is about the city in Missouri, for the city in Illinois, see Springfield, Illinois. For other uses, see Springfield.
The flag of Springfield, Missouri is a sky blue background, with a white stripe in an unequal position, with a blue, and white, 8-pointed, compass rose, with 3 white 4-pointed stars, on the top-left, top-middle, and top-right.
The flag was originally designed by the Springfield Identity Project in 2017, and was officially adopted by the city on January 10, 2022.[1]
Symbolism[]
The compass point design represents Springfield's role as a crossroads to the nation. The crown is a reference to Springfield's nickname, Queen City of the Ozarks. The three four-pointed stars represent three elements of the city: innovative spirit, connection with nature and Ozarks culture. A broad white horizontal stripe is meant to symbolize the Ozark Plateau, on which Springfield was built, and Route 66. The light blue background represents Ozarks water and skies.
2022 NAVA survey[]
The flag reached 8th out of 312 on the 2022 NAVA City Flag Survey, with a score of 7.52, and a grade of an A, tied with Wheeling, West Virginia and Kingman, Kansas.
Former flag (1938-2022)[]
The former flag of Springfield, Missouri, is a horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue, with the city's and state's name in blue in the center, and four white stars in the corners. It was adopted in 1938, and relinquished in 2022. The former flag is still being used on its CRW Flags page, while the current one, like Milwaukee, was labelled as "The People's Flag", which had the same meaning as the "Community Pride Flag".
Symbolism[]
The red and blue bars stand for cooperation and civic pride, and the white bar stands for the renown Springfield has received for achievements, which are represented by the four stars of religion, education, home and industry.[2]
