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The area now known as Spring was originally inhabited by the Orcoquiza Native Americans. In 1836 the Texas General Council of the Provisional Government placed what is now Spring in the Harrisburg municipality. In 1838 William Pierpont placed a trading post on Spring Creek. In 1840 Spring had 153 residents. By the mid-1840s many German immigrants, including Carl Wunsche, moved to he area and began farming. People from Louisiana and the post-United States Civil War Southern U.S. settled in Spring. The main cash crops in Spring were sugar cane and cotton; area residents also grew vegetables.^[3]

In 1871 the Houston and Great Northern Railroad, built through Spring, opened. This caused Spring to expand. In 1873 Spring received a post office. By 1884 Spring had 150 residents, two steam saw and grist mills, two cotton gins, three churches, and several schools. In 1901-1903 the International-Great Northern Railroad opened, connecting Spring to Fort Worth. Spring, now with a roundhouse, became a switchyard with 200 rail workers and fourteen trackyards. The population increased to 1,200 by 1910. The Spring State Bank opened in 1912. In 1923 the roundhouse relocated to Houston, causing Spring to enter a decline. By 1931 Spring had 300 people. The bank was robbed several times in the 1930s; false rumors stated that Bonnie and Clyde robbed the bank once. The bank consolidated with Tomball Bank in 1935.^[3]

By 1947 Spring had 700 residents. Starting in 1969 the Goodyear airship America was based in Spring. In the 1970s Houston's suburbs began to expand to the north. More subdivisions and residential areas opened in the Spring area. Some older houses in Spring received restorations 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 and 1989 Spring had 15,000 residents. By 1989 Old Town Spring became a tourist area. In 1990 Spring had 33,111 residents. In 1992 Goodyear moved America to Akron, Ohio.^[3]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 24.0 square miles (62.1 km²), of which, 23.9 square miles (62.0 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.13%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 36,385 people, 12,302 households, and 9,829 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,520.0 people per square mile (586.8/km²). There were 12,714 housing units at an average density of 531.1/sq mi (205.1/km²). 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 of any race were 16.06% of the population.

There were 12,302 households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were 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 the population was spread out with 31.0% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.5% who were 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. 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

Spring is within Harris County Precinct 4.^[5] As of 2008 Jerry Eversole heads the precinct.^[6] The CDP is served by Harris County Sheriff's Office District II Patrol,^[7] headquartered from the Humble Substation at 7900 Will Clayton Parkway in Humble.^[8] Areas west of Interstate 45 which have Spring addresses and are located outside of the CDP are served by Harris County Sheriff's Office District I Patrol,^[9] headquartered from the Cypresswood Substation at 6831 Cypresswood Drive.^[10]

The Spring Fire Department serves areas within the Spring CDP and some areas outside of the CDP with Spring addresses.^[11] The fire department is headquartered at 3915 Farm to Market Road 2920, west of the CDP. Stations within the Spring CDP include Station 71 at 26511 Preston Street, Station 73 at 4923 Treaschwig Road, and Station 74 at 24030 Old Aldine-Westfield. Station 77 at 148 Magic Oaks Drive is adjacent to the Spring CDP, on the other side of Interstate 45.^[12]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

All areas within the Spring CDP are within the Spring Independent School District. Several elementary schools, George E. Anderson, Chet Burchett, Pearl M. Hirsch, Mildred I. Jenkins, McNabb, Northgate Crossing, Salyers, Lewis Eugene Smith, and John A. Winship, are within the CDP and serve sections of the CDP.^[17] Three middle schools, Bailey, Dueitt, and Twin Creeks, are within the CDP and serve sections of the CDP.^[18] All residents are zoned to Spring High School.^[19] Carl Wunsche Sr. High School, a magnet school, is in the Spring CDP.^[20]

Salyers, opened in 1959 as Spring Elementary School, was the first elementary school of Spring ISD.^[21] Winship Elementary School's classes began in fall 1972; the Winship campus opened on December 15 of that year.^[22] Jenkins opened on February 6, 1977.^[23] Hirsch opened in 1978.^[24] Anderson opened in 1979.^[25] Dueitt opened in 1980.^[26] Twin Creeks opened in 1984.^[27] Smith opened in 1986.^[28] Burchett opened in August 2005.^[29] Bailey opened in August 2006 and was dedicated on October 15 of that year.^[30] By Spring 2015 Spring ISD projects building a new elementary school and High School #4 within the Spring CDP.^[31]

Private schools

Langtry Preparatory Academy, a private school, is located in the Spring CDP.^[32]

Community colleges

Public libraries

Harris County Public Library operates the Baldwin Boettcher Branch Library at Mercer Park at 22248 Aldine Westfield Road, south of the Spring CDP. The 10,137-square-foot (941.8 m²) branch opened in 1986.^[35] The Barbara Bush Branch Library at Cypress Creek is located in at 6817 Cypresswood Drive in an area with a Spring address west of the Spring CDP. The 32,000-square-foot (3,000 m²) branch opened in 2002.^[36]

Parks and recreation

Harris County Precinct 4 operates parks in the Spring CDP. Southwell Park, a 5-acre (2.0 ha) 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 with one for children aged 2 through 5 and one for children aged 5 through 12.^[37] Bayer Park, a 30-acre (12 ha) facility at 24811 West Hardy Road, includes four lighted softball fields, seven lighted baseball fields, and toilets.^[38] Pundt Park is a 380-acre (150 ha) park at 4129 Spring Creek Drive that is being developed as of 2008. The park will 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.^[39] Predinct 4 also operates the Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens, south of and adjacent to the Spring CDP at 22306 Aldine Westfield Road.^[40] 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.^[41]^[35]

The Cypresswood Golf club is located at 21602 Cypresswood Drive in the CDP. The club leases the land from Harris County and maintains the facilities.^[42]

Environment

Trivia

In November 2007, Spring residents Kimberly Ann Trenor, 19, and her 24-year-old husband, Royce Clyde Zeigler, were arrested in connection with the "Baby Grace" case, in which a fisherman found a 2 year old girl's body stuffed in a box in West Galveston Bay. Authorities appealed to national news outlets for help identifying the girl, and the composite sketch elicited hundreds of tips from around the world. Through these efforts, "Grace" was identified as Riley Ann Sawyers, Trenor's daughter.^[43]

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