Spring (Texas)
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 SplashTown |
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| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Harris County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 3 ′ N , 95 ° 23 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 54,298 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 903.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 61 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 60.1 km 2 (approx. 23 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 37 m |
| Postcodes : | 77373, 77379, 77389, 77388, 77386 |
| Area code : | +1 281, 713, 832 |
| FIPS : | 48-69596 |
| GNIS ID : | 1347681 |
| Website : | www.springtexas.com |
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Spring is a census-designated place in Harris County in the US state of Texas . The community has a good 50,000 residents and is located about 30 kilometers north of Houston and is part of the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area .
The local baseball team made third place in the Little (11-12 years) age group in 1988 and second place in 1995 , as well as in the Junior age group (13-14 years) in 1991 and 1996, winning the World Cup .
Besides the amusement park Wet'n'Wild SplashTown, also the Wunsche Bros. Saloon and Hotel is worth seeing .
Personalities
- Josh Beckett (born 1980), baseball player
- Matthew Bomer (born 1977), actor
- Owen Davidson (born 1943), tennis player
- Chad Hedrick (born 1977), speed skater
- Justin Jackson (born 1995), basketball player
- Ricky Lewis (born 1982), football player
- Seymour Rossel (* 1945), rabbi
- Simone Biles (born 1997), gymnast
Web links
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