Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina facts for kids
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Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
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Boiling Spring Lakes City hall
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 Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
Location in North Carolina
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| 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) |
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| • 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
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| 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.
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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 | |||
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| 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% | |
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2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage |
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| 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.
See also
In Spanish: Boiling Spring Lakes (Carolina del Norte) para niños
