Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina
human settlement in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States of America
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 22 miles (35 km) to the northeast via NC-87 and US-17.
The public source identifies “Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina” as human settlement in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States of America. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Boiling, Spring and Lakes.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2025941. VIAF identifies the subject as 124382345. The Library of Congress control number is n84055268. Authority coordinates are 34.039, -78.054. 3 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2010, 1961 and 2018.
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