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{{Short description|Census-designated place in Texas, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
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{{Distinguish|Big Spring, Texas}}
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| map_caption              = Location in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] and the state of [[Texas]]

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| postal_code              = 77373
| area_codes               = [[Area codes 713, 281, 832, 346, and 621|281, 346, 621, 713, 832]]
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'''Spring''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) within the [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]] of [[Houston]] in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]], [[Texas]], United States, part of the {{nowrap|[[Greater Houston|Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land]]}} metropolitan area.<ref name="Handbook">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hls74|name=Spring, Texas}}</ref><!--The census-designated place is entirely within Harris County and Montgomery County !--> The population was 62,559 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=CensusProfileSpring/> While the name "Spring" is popularly applied to a large area of northern Harris County and a smaller area of southern [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]], the original town of Spring, now known as Old Town Spring, is at the intersection of Spring-Cypress and Hardy roads and encompasses perhaps {{convert|1|km2|sqmi|sp=us}}.

==History==
The large geographic area now known as Spring was originally inhabited by the [[Orcoquiza]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]]. In 1836, the Texas General Council of the Provisional Government placed what is now the town of Spring in the [[Harrisburg, Houston|Harrisburg]] municipality. In 1838, William Pierpont placed a trading post on Spring Creek. In 1840, the town of Spring had 153 residents. By the mid-1840s, many [[German American|German]] immigrants, including Gus Bayer and Carl Wunsche, moved to the area and began farming. People from [[Louisiana]] and other parts of the post-[[American Civil War|Civil War]] [[Southern United States|Southern U.S.]] settled in Spring. The main cash crops in Spring were [[sugar cane]] and [[cotton]]; residents also grew vegetables.<ref name="Handbook"/>

The [[International and Great Northern Railroad]], built through Spring, opened in 1871 and caused Spring to expand. In 1873, Spring received a [[post office]]. By 1884, Spring had 150 residents, two steam saw and [[grist mill]]s, two [[cotton gin]]s, three churches, and several schools. In 1901–1903, the [[International-Great Northern Railroad]] opened, connecting Spring to [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]]. Spring, now with a [[Railway roundhouse|roundhouse]], became a [[Rail yard|switchyard]] with 200 rail workers and 14 track yards. The population increased to 1,200 by 1910. After the roundhouse relocated to Houston in 1923, Spring's population declined; by 1931, it was 300. The Spring State Bank opened in 1912. It was robbed several times in the 1930s; there was a false rumor that one of the robberies was committed by [[Bonnie and Clyde]]. The bank consolidated with Tomball Bank in 1935.<ref name="Handbook"/>

By 1947, Spring had 700 residents. In the 1970s, Houston's suburbs began to expand northward, and more subdivisions and residential areas opened in the Spring area. Some older houses in the town of Spring were restored and housed shops. The Old Town Spring Association opened in 1980 to promote the Old Town Spring shopping area, which consists of the restored houses. In 1984, the Spring area had 15,000 residents. By 1989, Old Town Spring became a tourist area. In 1990, the Spring area had 33,111 residents.

From 1969 to 1992, the [[Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company|Goodyear]] airship [[Goodyear Blimp|''America'']] was based in Spring from its large hangar visible just off [[Interstate 45]]. Takeoffs and landings were a major attraction and motorists continually pulled off to the interstate's shoulders to watch. In 1992 the ''America'' was moved to [[Akron, Ohio]],<ref name="Handbook" /> and the massive hangar was eventually torn down. As of 2020, the hangar's concrete foundation is still visible at the intersection of Holzwarth Road and Meadow Edge Lane west of Lowe's Home Improvement Center.

The 1992 [[Log Cabin Republicans]] convention was held in Spring.

==Geography==
[[File:SpringTXMap.gif|thumb|Map of Spring CDP (as of 2000)]]
Spring is located at {{Coord|30|3|15|N|95|23|13|W|type:city}} (30.054127, −95.386991).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has an area of {{convert|61.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|60.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.9|km2|order=flip}}, or 1.51%, is water.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Spring CDP, Texas |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 28, 2012}}</ref>

===Climate===
Spring's climate is characterized by hot, stifling, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Spring has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=659114&cityname=Spring,+Texas,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Spring, Texas Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990=33111
| 2000=36385
| 2010=54298
| 2020=62559
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850–1900<ref name=1900CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1900 Census of Population - Population of Texas By Counties And Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/49-population-tx.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1910 Census of Population - Supplement for Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-tx-p1.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1920<ref name=1920CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-tx-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1930<ref name=1930CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1930 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch10.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch09.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br>
1950<ref name=1950CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-46.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1960 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/33255142v1p45ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/00496492v1p45s1ch02.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1980<ref name=1980CensusTX>{{Cite web|title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1980/volume-1/texas/1980a_txab-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2000<ref name=2000CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusTX>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Texas |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-45.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Spring first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[1990 U.S. census]].<ref name=1990CensusTX/>

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Spring CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Spring CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4869596&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Spring CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4869596&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Spring CDP, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4869596&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|26,808
|25,477
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,408
|73.68%
|46.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.43%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,500
|10,293
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,492
|6.87%
|18.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24.76%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|158
|157
|style='background: #ffffe6; |134
|0.43%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|503
|1,671
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,967
|1.38%
|3.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.14%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|40
|178
|style='background: #ffffe6; |228
|0.11%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.36%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|44
|146
|style='background: #ffffe6; |368
|0.12%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|488
|931
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,258
|1.34%
|1.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.61%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|5,844
|15,445
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23,704
|16.06%
|28.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |37.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''36,385'''
|'''54,298'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''62,559'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 62,559 people, 20,185 households, and 15,092 families residing in the CDP. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, there were 54,298 people, 18,050 households, and 14,068 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|2,300.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 19,191 housing units at an average density of {{convert|813.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

In 2010, the racial makeup of the CDP was 63.8% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 19.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.4% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.3% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 28.4% of the population. In 2000, the racial makeup of the CDP was 83.01% White, 6.99% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.42% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 5.62% from other races, and 2.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 16.06% of the population.

In 2000, were 12,302 households, out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.30.

In the CDP, 31.0% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.7% was from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $56,662, and the median income for a family was $60,934 as of 2000. Males had a median income of $42,134 versus $30,270 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $21,027. About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Government and infrastructure==
===Local government===
The [[Spring Fire Department]] serves areas within the Spring CDP and some areas outside it with Spring addresses.<ref name="SpringCDPMap">"[https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4869596_spring/DC10BLK_P4869596_000.pdf 2010 Census - Census Block Map (Index): Spring CDP, TX]." [[United States Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on April 18, 2017. [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4869596_spring/DC10BLK_P4869596_001.pdf Page 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4869596_spring/DC10BLK_P4869596_002.pdf Page 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st48_tx/place/p4869596_spring/DC10BLK_P4869596_003.pdf Page 3]<br />
See also: [[2000 U.S. census]] map: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4869596_Spring/CBP4869596_000.pdf Index] and pages [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4869596_Spring/CBP4869596_001.pdf 1], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4869596_Spring/CBP4869596_002.pdf 2], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4869596_Spring/CBP4869596_003.pdf 3], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st48_Texas/Place/4869596_Spring/CBP4869596_004.pdf 4].<br />The [[1990 U.S. census]] map of Harris County ([https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_000.pdf index map]) shows Spring CDP on pages: [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_017.pdf 17], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_031.pdf 31], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_032.pdf 32], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_033.pdf 33], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_048.pdf 48], [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_049.pdf 49], and [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk1990/st48_Texas/48201_Harris/90B48201_050.pdf 50].</ref><ref>[http://www.springfd.com/  Home page]." ''Spring Fire Department''. Retrieved November 22, 2008.</ref> The fire department is headquartered at 656 E. Louetta, in the middle of the CDP. Stations within the Spring CDP include Station 71 at 646 E. Louetta, Station 73 at 4923 Treaschwig Road, Station 74 at 24030 Old Aldine-Westfield, and Station 78 at 1225 Booker Road. Station 77 at 2900 Cypresswood is adjacent to the Spring CDP, on the other side of Interstate 45.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20061127235818/http://www.springfd.com/stations.html Fire Stations]." ''Spring Fire Department''. November 27, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2009.</ref> The North Harris County Regional Water Authority provides water services to the Spring CDP, which is in Voting District No. 5.<ref>"[http://www.nhcrwa.com/maps/vd_5.pdf Voting District No. 5] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613141607/http://www.nhcrwa.com/maps/vd_5.pdf |date=June 13, 2010 }}." ''North Harris County Regional Water Authority''. Retrieved April 25, 2009.</ref> The [[Texas House of Representatives]] bill that created the water authority, HB 2965, was signed into law on June 18, 1999. On January 15, 2000, voters affirmed the creation of the authority in a special election.<ref>[http://www.nhcrwa.com/ Home page]. ''North Harris County Regional Water Authority''. Retrieved April 25, 2009.</ref>

[[Harris County Housing Authority]] (HCHA) operates Louetta Village, a [[public housing in the United States|public housing]] [[senior housing|complex for seniors]] near the Spring CDP, with a Spring postal address. It has 116 units.<ref name=Properties>"[http://hchatexas.org/about-us/our-properties/ Our Properties]." Harris County Housing Authority. Retrieved on January 1, 2019. "Louetta Village Address: 1601 Louetta Rd., Spring, TX 77388"</ref>

===County representation===
Spring is in Harris County Precinct 3. It was in Precinct 4 until a redistricting plan was approved in October 2021.<ref>[https://cao.harriscountytx.gov/Commissioner-Precinct-Redistricting/Adopted-Redistricting-Plan Adopted Redistricting Plan]</ref><ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/parks/parksmap.htm Parks Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723184303/http://www.hcp4.net/Parks/parksmap.htm |date=2008-07-23 }}." ''Harris County Precinct 4''. Retrieved November 22, 2008.</ref> As of 2022 Tom Ramsey heads the precinct.<ref>[https://www.pct3.com/About/The-Commissioner Precinct 3 Commissioner]</ref> The CDP is served by [[Harris County Sheriff's Office]] District II Patrol,<ref>[http://www.hcso.hctx.net/images/Dist_2.jpg District II Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214092202/http://www.hcso.hctx.net/images/Dist_2.jpg |date=February 14, 2012 }}. ''[[Harris County Sheriff's Office]]''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> headquartered in the Humble Substation at 7900 Will Clayton Parkway in [[Humble, Texas|Humble]].<ref>"[http://www.hcso.hctx.net/fieldoperationscommand/patrolbureau/district2/ District II Patrol] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608022052/http://www.hcso.hctx.net/fieldoperationscommand/patrolbureau/district2/ |date=2008-06-08 }}." ''[[Harris County Sheriff's Office]]''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> Areas west of Interstate 45 that have Spring addresses and are outside the CDP are served by Harris County Sheriff's Office District I Patrol,<ref>[http://www.hcso.hctx.net/images/Dist_1.jpg District I Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718183337/http://www.hcso.hctx.net/images/Dist_1.jpg |date=July 18, 2011 }}. ''[[Harris County Sheriff's Office]]''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> headquartered in the Cypresswood Substation at 6831 Cypresswood Drive.<ref>"[http://www.hcso.hctx.net/fieldoperationscommand/patrolbureau/district1/ District I Patrol] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608022032/http://www.hcso.hctx.net/fieldoperationscommand/patrolbureau/district1/ |date=2008-06-08 }}." ''[[Harris County Sheriff's Office]]''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> The office formerly operated the Old Town Spring Storefront,<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20021220045653/http://www.co.harris.tx.us/so/directory.htm Phone Directory]." [[Harris County Sheriff's Office]]. December 20, 2002. Retrieved May 28, 2010.</ref> which was in Old Town Spring.<ref>Vaughn, Carole E. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2003_3648321/bike-rodeo-to-offer-riding-tips-for-youths.html `Bike Rodeo' to offer riding tips for youths] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617060626/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl/2003_3648321/bike-rodeo-to-offer-riding-tips-for-youths.html |date=2012-06-17 }}." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday April 24, 2003. This Week 5. Retrieved May 30, 2010.</ref>

Harris County Precinct 4 operates a recycling center at Jesse H. Jones Park, southeast of the Spring CDP.<ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/jones/recycle.htm Recycling - Jesse H. Jones Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723183751/http://www.hcp4.net/jones/recycle.htm |date=2008-07-23 }}." ''[[Harris County, Texas]]''. Retrieved January 14, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/jones/contact.htm Contact Information - Jesse H. Jones Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720074208/http://www.hcp4.net/jones/contact.htm |date=2008-07-20 }}." ''[[Harris County, Texas]]''. Retrieved January 14, 2009.</ref> [[Montgomery County, Texas|Montgomery County]] operates the Precinct 3 Recycling Center at 1122 Pruitt Road in an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, north of the Spring CDP.<ref>"[http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/commis3/recycle/precinct3.shtml Montgomery County Recycling Center Precinct 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012054054/http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/commis3/recycle/precinct3.shtml |date=2008-10-12 }}." ''[[Montgomery County, Texas]]''. Retrieved January 14, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/commis3/recycle/householdchemicalwastefacility.pdf Montgomery County Precinct 3 Recycling Complex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107012027/http://www.co.montgomery.tx.us/commis3/recycle/householdchemicalwastefacility.pdf |date=2009-01-07 }}." ''[[Montgomery County, Texas]]''. Retrieved January 14, 2009.</ref>

The [[Harris Health System]] (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated the E. A. "Squatty" Lyons Health Center in [[Humble, Texas|Humble]] for the ZIP code 77373. The designated public hospital is [[Harris Health System|Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital]] in northeast Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=[[Harris County Hospital District]]|date=November 19, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|access-date=April 8, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2001}} - See ZIP code 77373. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].</ref>

===State and federal representation===
Spring is in [[Texas House of Representatives, District 150|District 150]] of the [[Texas House of Representatives]]. As of November 2024 [[Valoree Swanson]] represents the district.<ref>"[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/150.pdf House District 150] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106222810/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/150.pdf |date=2009-01-06 }}." ''[[Texas House of Representatives]]''. Accessed October 11, 2008.</ref> It is in [[Texas Senate, District 4|District 4]] of the [[Texas Senate]]; as of 2023, [[Brandon Creighton]] represents the district in the Texas Senate.<ref>"[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist07_Map.pdf Senate District 7] {{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" Map. ''[[Senate of Texas]]''. Retrieved November 22, 2008.</ref>

Spring is in [[Texas's 2nd congressional district]]; as of November 2024 [[Dan Crenshaw]] is the representative.<ref>"[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx02_109.gif Congressional District 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120045735/http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/TX02_109.gif |date=2008-11-20 }}." ''[[National Atlas of the United States]]''. Retrieved November 22, 2008.</ref>

Spring's designated [[United States Postal Service]] post office is the Spring Post Office at 1411 Wunsche Loop.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20120722052550/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/10477?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Spring Post Office Location - Spring]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved November 22, 2008.</ref> The post office serves around 80,000 people.<ref name="Handbook"/>

==Economy==
In January 2010 the ''[[Houston Business Journal]]'' reported that real estate officials said that [[ExxonMobil]] planned to build a corporate campus in unincorporated Harris County along [[Interstate 45]], adjacent to the Spring CDP.<ref name="DawsonExxon1">Dawson, Jennifer. "Exxon Mobil campus ‘clearly happening’." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Friday January 15, 2010.  ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Retrieved January 16, 2010.</ref> According to the article, ExxonMobil plans to consolidate thousands of employees from Houston and [[Fairfax County, Virginia]], into the facility; employees from over two dozen locations in [[Greater Houston]] are also expected to be consolidated into it.<ref name="DawsonExxon1"/> The 9,000-employee<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston Campus |url=https://careers.exxonmobil.com/en/Locations/Our%20locations/EMHC |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331130533/https://careers.exxonmobil.com/en/Locations/Our%20locations/EMHC |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=June 23, 2023 |website=ExxonMobil}}</ref> campus opened in 2014<ref name="SpringExxon">{{Cite web|url=https://corporate.exxonmobil.com:443/Locations/United-States/Houston-Campus|title=Houston Campus|website=ExxonMobil}}</ref> and is due to become ExxonMobil's new headquarters as announced in 2022, after moving from its campus in [[Irving, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Takahashi|first=Paul|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Irving-based-Exxon-to-move-headquarters-to-Houston-16819300.php|title=Exxon to move headquarters to Houston, from Dallas-area Irving|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022}}</ref>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====
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[[File:SpringHSHarrisCoTx.JPG|thumb|[[Spring High School]]]]
The Spring CDP is in the [[Spring Independent School District]].<ref name="SpringCDPMap" /> Several elementary schools, George E. Anderson, Chet Burchett, Pearl M. Hirsch, Mildred I. Jenkins, Ginger McNabb, Northgate Crossing, Salyers, Lewis Eugene Smith, and John A. Winship, are in the CDP and serve sections of the CDP.<ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/docs2/attendance/AllElem.pdf Elementary School Attendance Zones] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227011925/http://www.springisd.org/docs2/attendance/AllElem.pdf |date=2009-02-27}}." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Marshall Elementary School was scheduled to open in 2010.<ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/docs2/ccrd/Marshall.pdf Marshall Elementary 2010–2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612215823/http://springisd.org/docs2/ccrd/Marshall.pdf |date=2010-06-12}}." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved January 16, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/docs2/ccrd/SPRING%20ISD%20ELEM%202010-2011.pdf Elementary Attendance Zones 2010–2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110125022331/http://www.springisd.org/docs2/ccrd/SPRING%20ISD%20ELEM%202010-2011.pdf |date=2011-01-25}}." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved January 16, 2010.</ref>

Four middle schools, Bailey, Dueitt, Springwoods Village, and Twin Creeks, are in the CDP and serve sections of the CDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.springisd.org/cms/lib/TX01918331/Centricity/Domain/1462/1920-MS_2020.pdf |title=Current Middle School Attendance Zone |publisher=[[Spring Independent School District]] |access-date=January 26, 2022 }} - [https://www.springisd.org/springwoods Springwoods Village Middle School] (see website for address) is listed as "MID #8"</ref> All residents are zoned to Spring High School.<ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/docs2/attendance/AllHigh.pdf High School Attendance Zones] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126160433/http://springisd.org/docs2/attendance/AllHigh.pdf |date=2009-01-26}}." Spring Independent School District. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> [[Carl Wunsche Sr. High School]] is in the Spring CDP.<ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/docs/zone_map.pdf 2008–2009 Student Attendance Zone Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227005541/http://www.springisd.org/docs/zone_map.pdf |date=2009-02-27}}." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> In February 2017 the district proposed redrawing the attendance boundaries of its high schools; this would take effect in the 2020–21 school year.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hill, Glynn A.|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Spring-ISD-considers-attendance-zone-changes-10948440.php|title=Spring ISD considers attendance zone changes|publisher=[[The Spring Observer]] at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=February 22, 2017|access-date=April 18, 2017}}</ref> According to the proposed 2020–21 high school map, the eastern portion of the Spring CDP will be reassigned from Spring High School to [[Dekaney High School]].<ref name="SpringCDPMap" /><ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/cms/lib010/TX01918331/Centricity/Domain/1462/1718-hs.pdf High School Attendance Zone 2017–2018]." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved on April 18, 2017.</ref><ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/cms/lib010/TX01918331/Centricity/Domain/1462/2021-hs.pdf High School Attendance Zone 2020–2021]." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved on April 18, 2017.</ref> Due to the impact of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Texas]], the district delayed the high school boundary changes until at least 2022–23.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.springisd.org/attendanceboundaries|title=Planned High School Attendance Boundary Changes Will Remain on Hold for the 2021–22 School Year|publisher=Spring Independent School District|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>

Harris County residents with Spring addresses that are not in the CDP attend schools in either Spring ISD or [[Klein Independent School District]]. Montgomery County residents with Spring addresses attend schools in [[Conroe Independent School District]]. Areas in Klein ISD with Spring addresses are served by [[Klein Oak High School]], [[Klein High School]], and [[Klein Collins High School]]. Areas in Conroe ISD with Spring addresses are served by [[Oak Ridge High School (Montgomery County, Texas)|Oak Ridge High School]] and [[Grand Oaks High School]] on the eastern side, and both [[The Woodlands High School]] and [[The Woodlands College Park High School]] on the western side.

=====History of public schools=====
Originally Spring was served by the [[Spring Common School District]]. In 1935 that district and the [[Harrell Common School District]] merged, forming the [[Spring Independent School District]]. The Southwell School, the segregated [[African-American]] school, served Spring from the early 1900s until 1945. In 1932 the Wunsche family donated land to the Spring school district, and the [[Carl Wunsche School]], serving middle and high school, opened. In 1947 an addition opened and elementary school students began to be served by Wunsche.<ref name="SISD75years">"[http://www.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=75th.facilities 75 Years of Education, 1935–2010]." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved February 5, 2011.</ref> Salyers, opened in 1959 as Spring Elementary School, was Spring ISD's first dedicated elementary school.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=17.about About Salyers Elementary School]." Salyers Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> After Salyers opened, elementary school classes were removed from Wunsche School. Spring High School opened in 1969, taking high school students from Wunsche. As a result, Wunsche became SISD's first dedicated middle school.<ref name="SISD75years" />

Winship Elementary School's classes began in 1972; the Winship campus opened on December 15 of that year.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/preview.aspx?page=521 About Winship Elementary]." Winship Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Jenkins opened on February 6, 1977.<!--Anniversary on Feb 6, 2007–30 years is 1977--><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070306010902/http://www.springisd.org/  Home page]." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Hirsch opened in 1978.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=09.About_Hirsch About Pearl M. Hirsch Elementary School]." Hirsch Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Anderson opened in 1979.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/preview.aspx?name=01.About_Anderson About Anderson]." Anderson Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Dueitt opened in 1980.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=24.aboutdms About Dueitt Middle School]." Dueitt Middle School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Wunsche closed as a regular middle school in 1983, and was retrofitted to become a multipurpose school. Twin Creeks, which took Wumsche's middle school population,<ref name="SISD75years" /> opened in 1984.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=25.History History]." Twin Creeks Middle School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Smith opened in 1986.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=18.aboutsmith About Lewis Eugene Smith Elementary School]." Lewis Eugene Smith Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Anderson was named a 1989–90 [[National Blue Ribbon School]].<ref>"[http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002]." [[United States Department of Education]]. Retrieved April 20, 2009.</ref> Burchett opened in August 2005.<ref>"[http://schools.springisd.org/default.aspx?name=04.ChetBurchett Chet Burchett Elementary School]." Burchett Elementary School. Retrieved December 5, 2008.</ref> Bailey opened in August 2006 and was dedicated on October 15 of that year.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20061005070349/http://www.springisd.org/ Home Page]."</ref> By 2015, Spring ISD planned to have built a new elementary school and High School #4 within the Spring CDP.<ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/images/5zone1.jpg Five Zone Map 2015 Projection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227011923/http://www.springisd.org/images/5zone1.jpg |date=February 27, 2009}}." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> Middle School #8 (Springwoods Village) is scheduled to open in fall 2020.<ref>"[http://www.springisd.org/cms/lib010/TX01918331/Centricity/Domain/1462/2021-ms.pdf Middle School Attendance Zone 2020–2021] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417083520/http://www.springisd.org/cms/lib010/TX01918331/Centricity/Domain/1462/2021-ms.pdf |date=April 17, 2017}}." [[Spring Independent School District]]. Retrieved on April 18, 2017.</ref>

====Private schools====
Langtry Preparatory Academy, a private school, is in the Spring CDP.<ref>"[http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/tx/private/10642 Langtry Preparatory Academy]." ''[[Greatschools.net]]''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref>

Area private schools:
* [[Frassati Catholic High School]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://frassaticatholic.org/|title=Frassati Catholic High School|website=Frassati Catholic High School}}</ref>
* Founders Christian School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://founderschristian.org/|title=Founders Website}}</ref>
* Houston Peace Academy, of the [[Islamic Education Institute of Texas]] of the [[Islamic Society of Greater Houston]]<ref name=Schools>{{cite web|url=https://www.ieitschools.org/index.html|title=Schools|publisher=Islamic Educational Institute of Texas|access-date=May 22, 2019|archive-date=November 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110002156/https://www.ieitschools.org/index.html|url-status=dead}} - Addresses included in the link: if a school and a mosque share an address, they are co-located.</ref> - At Masjid Al-Salam (Champions Islamic Center)<ref name=Mosquelist>{{cite web|url=https://isgh.org/islamic-centers/|title=Islamic centers|publisher=[[Islamic Society of Greater Houston]]|access-date=May 22, 2019}} - Addresses included in the link: if a school and a mosque share an address, they are co-located.</ref>
* Elements Montessori Preschool<ref>[https://www.elements-montessori.com/ Elements Montessori Preschool]</ref>
* St. Edward Catholic School<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stedwardschool.org/|title=St. Edward Catholic School|website=St. Edward Catholic School}}</ref>

In addition, [[St. Thomas High School (Houston)|St. Thomas High School]], an all-boys' high school in central Houston, has a bus service to and from St. Edward Catholic School.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sths.org/admissions/prepare/#fusion-tab-transportation|title=Transportation|publisher=[[St. Thomas High School (Houston, Texas)|St. Thomas High School]]|access-date=October 25, 2019}}</ref> In 2013 [[Saint John XXIII High School]], in [[Greater Katy]], also served the Spring area;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/schools/article/Pope-John-XXIII-High-golfers-take-second-place-4954881.php|title=Pope John XXIII High golfers take second place|agency=[[The Katy Rancher]]|work=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=November 4, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> Frassati opened in 2013 with the 9th grade and did not immediately serve all grade levels.<ref name="Frassati Catholic High School opens for Montgomery County and Northern Houston">{{cite web|url=http://www.woodlandsonline.com/newsarchives/archivedetails.cfm?id=50461|title=Frassati Catholic High School opens for Montgomery County and Northern Houston|publisher=The Woodlands Online|access-date=May 6, 2014|author=John Bat}}</ref>

=====Northwoods Catholic School=====
Northwoods Catholic School, a private Catholic school in the Spring area, was off the intersection of [[Farm to Market Road 2920]] and Gosling Road,<ref name=Olabi>{{cite web|author=Olabi, Nora|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Catholic-school-in-Spring-plans-to-close-this-7399041.php|title=Catholic school in Spring plans to close this month|publisher=[[The Spring Observer]] at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=May 6, 2016|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> in a {{convert|51|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus.<ref name=HodgesNorthwoods2ndfloor>{{cite web|author=Hodges, Lauren|url=http://www.yourconroenews.com/news/article/Northwoods-Catholic-School-adds-new-space-9268514.php|title=Northwoods Catholic School adds new space|publisher=[[The Montgomery County Courier]]|date=August 14, 2010|access-date=March 25, 2017}} - [http://www.regnumchristi.org/english/articulos/articulo.phtml?se=364&ca=119&te=782&id=30621 Version at] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202624/http://www.regnumchristi.org/english/articulos/articulo.phtml?se=364&ca=119&te=782&id=30621 |date=March 25, 2017 }} the [[Regnum Christi]] website.</ref> It used a curriculum from the [[Legionaries of Christ]]. Established {{Circa|1999}}<!--17 years from 2016-->, it was not affiliated with the [[Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]].<ref name=Olabi/> It initially had 13 students,<ref name=HodgesNorthwoods2ndfloor/> and was in a facility in the Ponderosa Forest neighborhood,<ref name=Twolead>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring-news/article/Northwoods-Catholic-School-appoints-2-to-1563250.php|title=Northwoods Catholic School appoints 2 to leadership roles|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=February 27, 2005|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> an apartment clubhouse temporarily used as a school.<ref name=SendejasCathschoolenrollclimb>{{cite news|author=Sendejas, Jesse|url=http://www.chron.com/news/article/Catholic-school-sees-enrollment-climb-over-years-2121862.php|title=Catholic school sees enrollment climb over years|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=April 3, 2003|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref>

In 2003 it had 200 students. By that year its permanent facility opened; it had a price tag of $6 million.<ref name=SendejasCathschoolenrollclimb/> In 2004 it had 250 students.<ref>{{cite news|author=Meeks, Flori|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring-news/article/Relics-can-be-viewed-at-Northwoods-Catholic-1668347.php|title=Relics can be viewed at Northwoods Catholic|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=November 24, 2004|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref> In 2005 academic dean Susan Horne became the principal, and the previous principal, Joe Noonan, became Northwood's executive director.<ref name=Twolead/> In 2010 it had about 230 students, with about 40% of them originating from [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]]. The building's first floor had {{convert|44000|sqft|sqm}} of space. Its {{convert|22000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} second floor, with offices, computer and science labs, and a library,<ref name=HodgesNorthwoods2ndfloor/> was blessed on August 13, 2010, and opened on August 18. It was built in three months.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hodges, Lauren|url=http://www.chron.com/life/health/article/Northwoods-Catholic-School-expands-9425527.php|title=Northwoods Catholic School expands|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=August 12, 2010|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref>

In the 2015–16 school year, the school's final year of operation, it had 268 students; it was projected to have 160 for the following year. The school announced on May 4, 2016, that it was closing because of a shrinking budget and declining enrollment.<ref name=Olabi/> It closed on June 30, 2016.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20161104061939/http://www.northwoodscatholic.org/ Home]. Northwoods Catholic School. Retrieved March 25, 2017.</ref> An area developer who was buying land from the school got into a legal dispute with the landowner and a Catholic priest.<ref name=Olabi/><ref>{{cite news|author=Flynn, Meagan|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/lawsuit-claims-catholic-school-priest-tried-to-extort-94k-from-local-developer-8214812|title=Lawsuit Claims Catholic School Priest Tried to Extort $94K From Local Developer|newspaper=[[Houston Press]]|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Olabi, Nora|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/spring/news/article/Trial-set-for-Catholic-nonprofit-developer-over-7954858.php|title=Trial set for Catholic nonprofit, developer over land dispute|publisher=[[The Spring Observer]] at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=May 31, 2016|access-date=March 25, 2017}}</ref>

===Community colleges===
[[Lone Star College System]] (formerly the North Harris Montgomery Community College District) serves Spring ISD, Klein ISD, and Conroe ISD, and therefore the entire Spring area. Areas in Cy-Fair ISD (and therefore Lakes on Eldridge) are in [[Lone Star College]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=EDUCATION CODE CHAPTER 130. JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICTS|website=statutes.capitol.texas.gov}}</ref> Spring ISD residents and two other K–12 school districts voted to create North Harris County College. The community college district began operations in 1973.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20021222065728/http://www.nhmccd.edu/l.cfm?id=01004 History]." North Harris Montgomery Community College District. December 22, 2002. Retrieved April 5, 2010.</ref>

===Public libraries===
[[Harris County Public Library]] (HCPL) operates several library branches.

HCPL operates the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library at Mercer Park at 22248 Aldine Westfield Road, south of the Spring CDP.<ref name="Boettcherlibrary">"[http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/bb/bbinfo.htm Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library @ Mercer Park] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518004155/http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/bb/bbinfo.htm |date=2008-05-18}}." [[Harris County Public Library]]. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref><ref>Staff. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4350125 Nice and steady] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617070922/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2007_4350125 |date=2012-06-17}}." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday May 24, 2007. ThisWeek 4. Retrieved December 9, 2011. "Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library in Spring"</ref> The {{convert|10,137|sqft|m2|adj=on}} branch opened in 1986.<ref name="Boettcherlibrary" /> It was constructed on donated land. It was named after Baldwin Boettcher, a German settler. His descendants deeded the homestead to Harris County. The plans stated that the Boettcher staff would assist the Mercer Park staff in finding any botanical reference books that they or the public need.<ref>Beust, Brenda. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1986_223564 The Dirt On Houston's BLOOMS]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Thursday March 6, 1986. Weekend Preview 1. Retrieved December 9, 2011.</ref>

The Barbara Bush Branch Library at Cypress Creek is at 6817 Cypresswood Drive in an area with a Spring address west of the Spring CDP. The {{convert|32000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} branch opened in 1976 and was upgraded and expanded in 2002.<ref>"[http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/cc/ccinfo.htm Barbara Bush Branch Library at Cypress Creek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518004127/http://www.hcpl.net/branchinfo/cc/ccinfo.htm |date=2008-05-18}}." [[Harris County Public Library]]. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> Construction of the current library began in the summer of 2000. The current branch was anticipated to house over 120,000 books and materials, making it twice as large as the previous branch. Jesse Sendejas of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'' said there was "a need to provide a more spacious and accommodating facility to Spring and its surrounding areas. That was apparent when county voters approved a $15 million bond for library improvements in November 1997."<ref name="Worth">Sendejas, Jesse. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2000_3253424 Construction work under way on Barbara Bush branch library]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Wednesday September 20, 2000. ThisWeek 1. Retrieved December 9, 2011.</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:SplashtownSpringTX.JPG|thumb|[[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown]]]]
Harris County Precinct 4 operates parks in the Spring CDP. Southwell Park, a {{convert|5|acre|adj=on}} facility located at 27419 Nelson Street, includes the B.F. Clark Community Building, a picnic pavilion with tables and a barbecue pit, one lighted basketball pavilion, barbecue grills, toilets, and two playgrounds: one for children aged 2 through 5 and one for those aged 5 through 12.<ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/parks/southwell/index.htm Southwell Park]." ''Harris County Precinct 4''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> Bayer Park, a {{convert|30|acre|adj=on}} facility at 24811 West Hardy Road, includes four lighted softball fields, seven lighted baseball fields, and toilets.<ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/parks/bayer/index.htm Bayer Park]." ''Harris County Precinct 4''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> Pundt Park is a {{convert|380|acre|adj=on}} park at 4129 Spring Creek Drive that was being developed as of 2008. The park was to have a canoe launch, a pavilion facility with a meeting room and toilets, a playground facility, picnic areas, and a trail system connecting Bayer Park to the Spring Creek Greenway.<ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/parks/pundt/index.htm Pundt Park]." ''Harris County Precinct 4''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> Precinct 4 also operates the [[Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens]], south of and adjacent to the Spring CDP at 22306 Aldine Westfield Road.<ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/contact.htm Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509170912/http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/contact.htm |date=2008-05-09 }}." ''Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref> The facility includes the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library, an endangered species garden with a beaver pond, a canoe launch, picnic areas, a playground for children aged 6 through 12, a tea house, a trail, and a visitor center.<ref name="Boettcherlibrary"/><ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/amenities.htm Amenities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509092144/http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/amenities.htm |date=2008-05-09 }}." ''Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref>

The Cypresswood Golf club is at 21602 Cypresswood Drive in the CDP. It leases the land from Harris County and maintains the facilities.<ref>"[http://www.hcp4.net/parks/cwgc/index.htm Cypresswood Golf Club]." ''Harris County Precinct 4''. Retrieved November 23, 2008.</ref>

A [[water park]] called [[Six Flags Hurricane Harbor SplashTown]] is in Spring. Old Town Spring is a popular shopping area in Spring.

The [[Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]] in [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] is in proximity to Spring.<ref name="Slate">{{cite magazine| url=http://www.slate.com/id/2196810/| title=Dude, You Stole My Article| last=Rosen| first=Jody| date=August 6, 2008| magazine=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]| access-date=August 8, 2008}} "How could I have known that I was previewing a concert to take place some 15 months later at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in Spring, Texas?"</ref>

===Old Town Spring===
Old Town Spring is an old town with over 150 shops, restaurants, and art galleries in Spring, a community in unincorporated [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]], [[Texas]].{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Old Town Spring is north of [[Houston]] and outside [[Beltway 8]]. Many of the original buildings, some over 100 years old, now house places to buy antiques, collectibles, clothing, and gifts.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

[[File:Wunche Bros. Saloon.JPG|thumb|upright|Wunsche Bros. Saloon was the first two-story building erected in Old Town Spring. It is still standing today after undergoing massive restoration after a fire burned it down. It reopened in 2019.]]

After the [[Great Depression|Depression]], [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]], and a relocation of the railroad headquarters, the town slowly declined in population until Houston's oil boom in the 1970s and 1980s brought merchants back to the area.

==Notable people==
*[[Greg Baldwin]], voice actor, ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''; graduated from Spring High School in 1978
*[[Luken Baker]], MLB player for the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] 
*[[Josh Beckett]], MLB pitcher ([[Los Angeles Dodgers]]); born and raised in Spring and attended Spring High School; selected as ''USA Today''{{'}}s High School Pitcher of the Year<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=groteje01
|title = Josh Beckett Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
*[[Shelton Benjamin]], professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler; works for [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]
*[[Simone Biles]], artistic gymnast, Olympic gold medalist; raised and resides in Spring<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2013/October/14/Simone-Biles-On-Top-Of-The-World|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809005005/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2013/October/14/Simone-Biles-On-Top-Of-The-World|archive-date=August 9, 2020|title=Simone Biles: On Top Of The World}}</ref>
*[[Matthew Bomer]], actor, ''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''<ref name=YahooMovies>[https://movies.yahoo.com/person/matthew-bomer/biography.html "About Matthew Bomer"]. [[Yahoo! Movies]]. Retrieved August 11, 2012. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313082105/https://movies.yahoo.com/person/matthew-bomer/biography.html |date=March 13, 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Austin Dean]] (born 1993), Major League Baseball outfielder for the [[San Francisco Giants]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=dean--000aus|title=Austin Dean Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmov.com/news/austin-dean-eager-to-wade-into-cardinals-outfield-competition/article_6f4a5e7c-54e9-11ea-8224-434cad8c6768.html|title=Austin Dean eager to wade into Cardinals outfield competition|first=Brenden|last=Schaeffer|website=KMOV.com}}</ref>
*[[Garrett Gerloff]], motorcycle racer; two-time [[MotoAmerica]] Supersport champion in 2016 and 2017; competes in the [[Superbike World Championship]]; born and raised in Spring<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.wera.com/racers/racerprofile.asp?x=1098&rid=112004865080 | title=WERA Motorcycle Roadracing }}</ref>
*[[Chad Hedrick]], speedskater; 2006, 2010 Olympian; Olympic multiple gold medalist
*[[Lyle Lovett]], musician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lyle-lovetts-house/view/google/|title=Lyle Lovett's House in Klein, TX (Google Maps)|date=March 31, 2009|website=Virtual Globetrotting}}</ref>
*[[Tig Notaro]], stand-up comedian
*[[Jonathan Owens]], NFL safety ([[Houston Texans]]); resides in Spring <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/texans/amp/Simone-Biles-Jonathan-Owens-Texans-Olympics-16366927.php|title=Texans' Jonathan Owens, Simone Biles' boyfriend, says he sensed trouble before her Olympics exit|date=August 5, 2021}}</ref> 
*[[Lee Pace]], actor in ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''; graduated from Spring's Klein High School
*[[Jim Parsons]], actor, ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]''; graduated from Klein Oak High School
*[[Patrick Reed]], [[professional golfer]]; five professional wins; resides in Spring
*[[Stephen Rippy]], composer; grew up in the Spring area<ref>Connelly, Richard. "[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/02/stephen_rippy_halo_wars.php The Pride of Spring, TX, Doesn't Blow It for Halo Fans] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712191425/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2009/02/stephen_rippy_halo_wars.php |date=July 12, 2010 }}." ''[[Houston Press]]''. February 25, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2009.</ref>
*[[Murder of Riley Ann Sawyers|Riley Ann Sawyers]], child murder victim, who was a resident of Spring at the time of her murder
* [[Aaron Scott (basketball)|Aaron Scott]], basketball player
*[[Eddie Steeples]], actor, ''[[My Name is Earl]]'' and "Rubberband Man" from the OfficeMax ad campaigns; 1992 graduate of Klein Oak High School.
*[[Laura Wilkinson]], Olympic diver, gold medalist in platform diving 2000 Olympics
*Marcus Dion Gill, the main perpetrator of the [[1995 Okinawa rape incident|1995 Okinawa Rape Incident]]

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