Springfield is a city in Brown County, Minnesota, United States.

[5] The city was home to Minnesota's sole brick plant up until its closure in 2016.

Springfield was originally platted in 1877 with the name of "Burns" when the Chicago and North Western Railway extended a line to the settlement.

Springfield has three Lutheran Churches as well as a Catholic and United Methodist.

The town still retains active rail service from the Iowa, Chicago and Eastern Railroad a subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific.

Twelve miles south of town on County Road 2 is the Jeffers Petroglyphs State Park According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.85 square miles (4.79 km2), all land.

34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.