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Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
Boiling Spring Lakes City hall
Boiling Spring Lakes City hall
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina is located in North Carolina
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
Country United States
State North Carolina
County Brunswick
Area
 • Total 24.78 sq mi (64.19 km2)
 • Land 24.09 sq mi (62.40 km2)
 • Water 0.69 sq mi (1.79 km2)
Elevation
49 ft (15 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 5,943
 • Density 246.67/sq mi (95.24/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
28461
Area codes 910, 472
FIPS code 37-06760
GNIS feature ID 2403889

Boiling Spring Lakes is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,943 at the 2020 census, up from 5,372 in 2010.

History

Boiling Spring Lakes was incorporated as a town in 1961.

In 2018 Hurricane Florence damaged roads in Boiling Spring Lakes and destroyed the dam holding back the main lake in the area. FEMA money has been allotted to repair this. As of June 2024, construction is under way to make these repairs.

Geography

North Carolina Highway 87 passes north–south through the center of the community. The city of Wilmington is 22 miles (35 km) to the northeast via NC-87 and US-17. Caswell Beach and Oak Island on the Atlantic Ocean are 11 miles (18 km) to the south.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Boiling Spring Lakes has a total area of 24.0 square miles (62.1 km2), of which 23.3 square miles (60.3 km2) is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), or 2.90%, is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1970 245
1980 998 307.3%
1990 1,650 65.3%
2000 2,972 80.1%
2010 5,372 80.8%
2020 5,943 10.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

Boiling Spring Lakes racial composition
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 5,049 84.96%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 210 3.53%
Native American 34 0.57%
Asian 29 0.49%
Pacific Islander 4 0.07%
Other/Mixed 395 6.65%
Hispanic or Latino 222 3.74%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,943 people, 2,274 households, and 1,642 families residing in the city.

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