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Silver Spring | |
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 Clockwise from top: AFI Silver, Veteran's Plaza and the civic building, Downtown Silver Spring from the Metro station, Acorn Park, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station | |
 Silver Spring (Montgomery County and Maryland) | |
  Silver Spring  Silver Spring | |
| Coordinates: 39°00′09″N 77°01′15″W / 39.002441°N 77.020791°W[1]Coordinates: 39°00′09″N 77°01′15″W / 39.002441°N 77.020791°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| County | Montgomery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.91 sq mi (20.49 km2) |
| • Land | 7.88 sq mi (20.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 341 ft (104 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 81,015 |
| • Density | 10,277.18/sq mi (3,968.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes |
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| Area codes | 301, 240 |
| FIPS code | 24-72450 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0591290 |
| Highways | |
Silver Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in southeastern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, near Washington, D.C. Although officially unincorporated, in practice it is an edge city,[3] with a population of 81,015 at the 2020 census,[4] making it the fifth-most populous place in Maryland after Baltimore, Columbia, Germantown, and Waldorf.[5][6]
Downtown, next to the northern tip of Washington, D.C., is the oldest and most urbanized part of the community, surrounded by several inner suburban residential neighborhoods inside the Capital Beltway. Many mixed-use developments combining retail, residential, and office space have been built since 2004.[7]
Silver Spring takes its name from a mica-flecked spring discovered there in 1840 by Francis Preston Blair, who subsequently bought much of the surrounding land. Acorn Park, south of downtown, is believed to be the site of the original spring.[8][9][10]
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau (September 26, 2018). Silver Spring CDP – Maryland – Single State Places Gazetteer File (TXT). 2018 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
- ^ Garreau, Joel (1991). "Chapter 11: The List: Edge Cities Coast to Coast". Edge City: Life on the New Frontier (1st ed.). New York, NY: Doubleday. pp. 425–438. ISBN 978-0-385-26249-1. LCCN 91010548. OCLC 246864569. OL 1532880M.
- ^ "QuickFacts: Silver Spring CDP, Maryland". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
- ^ "Geographic Comparison Table, 2010 Census Redistricting Data Summary File, Maryland: By Place". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ United States Census Bureau (2017). 2013–2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. American Community Survey. Silver Spring CDP, Maryland. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
Margin of Error ±1,785.
- ^ "Silver Spring Regional Center – Downtown Silver Spring". Montgomerycountymd.gov. February 3, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2010. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Acorn Urban Park". MontgomeryParks.org. October 30, 2018. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
According to local history, in 1840 a newspaper publisher and friend of President Andrew Jackson, Francis Preston Blair, discovered the spring bubbling up through shiny mica sand.
- ^ Sheir, Rebecca (April 4, 2014). "The Man Who Discovered Silver Spring's 'Silver Spring'". Washington, D.C.: WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio. Archived from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
Silver Spring Historical Society president Jerry McCoy at Acorn Park: the site thought to be where Preston Blair discovered the original 'silver spring'.
- ^ "A Brief History of Silver Spring" (PDF). MontgomerySchoolsMD.org. Cannon Road Elementary School, Montgomery County Public Schools. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 26, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
Acorn Park, tucked away in an area of south Silver Spring away from the main downtown area, is believed to be the site of the original spring.