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Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Location of Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Location of Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Country United States
State South Carolina
County Spartanburg
Area
 • Total 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2)
 • Land 6.8 sq mi (17.6 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
919 ft (280 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total 8,219
 • Density 1,209/sq mi (467.0/km2)
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
29316
Area code(s) 864
FIPS code 45-07345
GNIS feature ID 1220877
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Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 8,219 at the 2010 census.

Namesake

The area became known as Boiling Springs because of a small spring in its heart that, up until the land was commercially developed, actually appeared as if it were boiling and would sometimes shoot water 6 feet (1.8 m) 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 Bi-Lo Shopping Center and the Verizon Mobile store. Once the land was developed and the shopping center was built, the springs ceased to boil. 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. The spring has begun to boil again.

Geography

Boiling Springs is located at 35°2′35″N 81°58′31″W / 35.04306°N 81.97528°W / 35.04306; -81.97528 (35.043151, -81.975381).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (18 km2), all of it land.

Demographics

2020 census

Boiling Springs racial composition
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%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 10,405 people, 3,529 households, and 2,457 families residing in the CDP.

Education

Boiling Springs students are part of Spartanburg County School District 2. 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

See also

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