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Silver Spring is an urbanized, Unincorporated Area in Montgomery County, Maryland , USA. After Baltimore and Columbia , Silver Spring is the third most populous Census Designated Place in Maryland . http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/pop.html The boundaries of Silver Spring are differently defined by various governmental and business entities. In its most common definition, Silver Spring would be the second most populous "city" in Maryland, after Baltimore.

The urbanized, oldest, and southernmost part of Silver Spring is a major business hub that lies at the north apex of Washington, D.C. . As of 2004, the Central Business District (CBD) held of office space, 5216 dwelling units and 17.6 acres of parkland. The population density of this CBD area of Silver Spring was 15,600 per square mile all within and approximately 2½ square miles in the CBD/downtown area.http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/Content/RSC/SilSprng/DowntownDevelopment/welcome.asp
The community has recently undergone a significant renaissance, with the addition of major retail, residential, and office developments.