Spring, Texas

Spring, Texas is a census-designated place (CDP) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston in Harris County, Texas, 20 miles (32 km) north of Downtown Houston. Spring continues north of the Harris county line into Montgomery County, along Spring Creek and onwards to the edges of Oak Ridge North to the east and The Woodlands to the west. The area along Sawdust Road and Rayford Road (splitting at I-45) is technically not part of The Woodlands yet it's proximity to the community could be assumed as such. The Woodlands is currently only a Township although it does have a post office bearing the name "The Woodlands, Texas."

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 the 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.

"Old Town Spring" is a favorite haunt during the weekends with locals and visitors alike offering a variety of quaint shops and restaurants. The area is also host to a variety of festivals; "The Crawfish Festival" being a widely known event and the "Home for the Holidays" shopping extravaganzas are also an annual attraction.