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.
The town derives its name from the nearly 50 springs and lakes in the area. The main spring, Boiling Spring, discharges approximately 43 million gallons of water per day.
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 to the northeast via NC-87 and US-17. Caswell Beach and Oak Island on the Atlantic Ocean are to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Boiling Spring Lakes has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.90%, is water.
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2020 census
As of the 2020 census, there were 5,943 people, 2,403 households, and 1,642 families residing in the city.
The median age was 45.5 years. 19.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males age 18 and over.
Of households in Boiling Spring Lakes, 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.2% were married-couple households, 15.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
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!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 5,049
| 84.96%
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!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 210
| 3.53%
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!scope="row"| Native American
| 34
| 0.57%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 29
| 0.49%
|-
!scope="row"| Pacific Islander
| 4
| 0.07%
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!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 395
| 6.65%
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!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 222
| 3.74%
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2000 census
As of the census