Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
| Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina | |
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| City | |
 Boiling Spring Lakes
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| Coordinates: 34°2′19″N 78°3′14″W / 34.03861°N 78.05389°WCoordinates: 34°2′19″N 78°3′14″W / 34.03861°N 78.05389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Brunswick |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.0 sq mi (62.1 km2) |
| • Land | 23.3 sq mi (60.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,372 |
| • Density | 231/sq mi (89.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 28461 |
| Area code(s) | 910 |
| FIPS code | 37-06760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1004747 |
| Website | www |
Boiling Spring Lakes is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 5,372 at the 2010 census, up from 2,972 at the 2000 census.
Boiling Spring Lakes was incorporated as a town in 1961.
Boiling Spring Lakes is located at 34°2′19″N 78°3′14″W / 34.03861°N 78.05389°W (34.038495, -78.053898).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). 23.3 square miles (60.3 km2) of it is land and 0.69 square miles (1.8 km2), or 2.90%, is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,972 people, 1,208 households, and 941 families residing in the city. The population density was 131.5 people per square mile (50.8/km²). There were 1,409 housing units at an average density of 62.3 per square mile (24.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.55% White, 3.26% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.61% of the population.
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