Boiling Spring Lakes is a city in Brunswick County,

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, 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 millions gallons of water per day. In 2018

Hurricane Florence Hurricane Florence was a powerful and long-lived tropical cyclone that caused catastrophic damage in the Carolinas in September 2018, primarily as a result of freshwater flooding due to torrential rain. The sixth named storm, third hurri ...

damaged roads in Boiling Spring Lakes and destroyed the dam holding back the main lake in the area.

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money has been allotted to repair this. As of June 2024, construction is under way to make these repairs.

Geography

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passes north–south through the center of the community. The city of Wilmington is to the northeast via NC-87 and US-17.

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and Oak Island on the Atlantic Ocean are to the south. According to the

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, Boiling Spring Lakes has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.90%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

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

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,972 people, 1,208 households, and 941 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,409 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.55%

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, 3.26%

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, 0.67% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population. There were 1,208 households, out of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.6% were

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living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.73. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.4 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,165, and the median income for a family was $40,810. Males had a median income of $31,992 versus $21,667 for females. The

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for the city was $18,079. About 8.1% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the

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, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

City of Boiling Springs Lakes official website

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