Boiling Springs, town (1990 pop. 2,445), Cleveland co., S N.C., 7 mi/11.3 km WSW of Shelby near Broad R; 35°15'N 81°40'W. Cotton, grain, soybeans, sorghum; poultry, livestock. Wood prods., construction materials, textiles, transportation equip. Seat of Gardner-Webb Univ.