Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,219 at the 2010 census. In the 2020 census, the population rose to 10,405. that, up until the land was commercially developed, actually appeared as if it were boiling and would sometimes shoot water into the air. The geyser diminished gradually over the years. In the 1930s it had become a shallow, barely bubbling stream and today the water is still. The spring is located at the corner of McMillian Boulevard and Highway 9 on the same lot as the Harbor Freight, McDonalds, UPS Store, Duck Donuts, and the Verizon Mobile store. Once the land was developed and the shopping center was built, the spring's boil was greatly diminished. After the spring was cleaned up and dug out, a small park was built around it with benches, flags, and a memorial to a citizen of Boiling Springs.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Boiling Springs had a population of 10,405. The median age was 37.0 years. 25.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 91.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.7 males age 18 and over.
There were 3,971 households in Boiling Springs, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.8% were married-couple households, 15.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,457 families residing in the CDP.
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|White (non-Hispanic)
|7,217
|69.36%
|-
|Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
|1,487
|14.29%
|-
|Native American
|23
|0.22%
|-
|Asian
|504
|4.84%
|-
|Pacific Islander
|1
|0.01%
|-
|Other/Mixed
|457
|4.39%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino
|716
|6.88%
|}
2000 census
As of the census For the 2013-2014 Academic Year, Spartanburg District 2 was named the top school district in the State of South Carolina by the South Carolina Department of Education. 63% of educators in Spartanburg District 2 have a master's degree or higher, and 19% are National Board certified, placing the district in the top 1% of school districts nationwide.
Boiling Springs has a lending library, a branch of the Spartanburg County Public Library.
Sherman College of Chiropractic is outside of the CDP though it has a Boiling Springs postal address.
Notable people
- Storm Duck, NFL player
- Brooks Foster, NFL player
- William McGirt, professional golfer
- Dylan Thompson, NFL player
- NaJee Thompson, NFL player