Boiling Springs, South Carolina

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Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Location of Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Location of Boiling Springs, South Carolina
Coordinates: 35°2′35″N 81°58′31″W / 35.04306, -81.97528
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 925 ft (282 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 24,544
 - Density 666.9/sq mi (257.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 29316
Area code(s) 864
FIPS code 45-07345[1]
GNIS feature ID 1220877[2]

Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 24,544 at the 2000 census.

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[edit] Geography

Boiling Springs is located at 35°2′35″N, 81°58′31″W (35.043151, -81.975381)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 24,544 people, 1,714 households, and 1,336 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 666.9 people per square mile (257.6/km²). There were 1,801 housing units at an average density of 264.3/sq mi (102.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 90.82% White, 6.34% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.50% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.

There were 1,714 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 19.3% 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 2.62 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.1 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $52,285, and the median income for a family was $58,160. Males had a median income of $37,625 versus $28,279 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $20,814. About 4.7% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

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