Country Belize Time zone Central (UTC-6) Population 270 (2010) | District Cayo District Climate Am | |
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Springfield is a Mennonite village in Cayo District, Belize, some 15 km south of the capital Belmopan.
Contents
Map of Springfield, Belize
History
Springfield was founded around 1996 as a daughter colony of the Upper Barton Creek settlement of very conservative Mennonites, who settled in Mexico, the US and Canada before they came to Belize. These Mennonites, that belong to the Noah Hoover branch of Old Order Mennonites, are in some aspects similar to Old Order Amish, but clearly distinct from them. Norris Hall, a photojournalist who in 2011 made a photo documentary about the people of Springfield, erroneously refers to them as "Amish".
Sights
In Springfield there is a fruit tree nursery and a horse powered saw mill.
Demographics
The village population of 270 residents is composed of 40 families of Plautdietsch and Pennsylvania German speaking Mennonites. They have large families, in average 6.8 persons per household.