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Welcome to Stanly County ...

Time Zone: Stanly County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Albemarle is the Seat for Stanly County.

Stanly County was founded in 1841 and was created by taking area from Montgomery County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stanly had a population of 62,806 people. This is an increase of 3.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 60,579 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanly represented 0.64% of the total population of North Carolina.

Below are some of the communities located in Stanly County:

  • Albemarle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Badin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Badin is located in Stanly County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
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  • Locust
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Locust is located in Stanly County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
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  • Misenheimer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Misenheimer is located in Stanly County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
  • New London
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Norwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwood is located in Stanly County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
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  • Oakboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakboro is located in Stanly County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
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  • Red Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Cross is located in Stanly County (NC)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Richfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Stanfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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