Spring Lake, North Carolina

Spring Lake is a town in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. The 2010 census recorded the population at 11,964 people, with an estimated population in 2013 of 13,037.HistoryThe current name of the town first appeared around 1923 when Arthur Priddy opened the Spring Lake service station in relation to the lake that ran beside the rail line. Previously, the area was called "Clayton Cut", due to the pathway cut that ran through the area where the railroad later resided, and also "Prince's Siding", after a man named Prince who owned a sawmill on this land.Spring Lake was officially incorporated on April 9, 1951. Grady Howard was named interim mayor on this date, and was officially elected the first mayor of Spring Lake on June 5, 1951.The modern growth spurt beginning in World War II is attributed to the proximity of Fort Bragg.Long Valley Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.GeographySpring Lake is located in northwestern Cumberland County at . It is bordered to the south by the city of Fayetteville, the Cumberland County seat, to the west by Hoke and Moore counties, and to the north by Harnett County. Large portions of the town limits are occupied by Pope Field and parts of Fort Bragg.