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|subdivision_name2 = [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee]]
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Chet Mann<ref>{{cite web|title=City of Sanford, North Carolina|url=http://www.sanfordnc.net/city_government/mayor/mayor.htm|website=City of Sanford, North Carolina|access-date=2 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714145106/http://www.sanfordnc.net/city_government/mayor/mayor.htm|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref>
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'''Sanford''' is a city in [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanfordcitynorthcarolina/PST045219| title=US Census Bureau QuickFacts, Sanford city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Lee County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>
==Geography==
Sanford is located at the center of Lee County at {{coord|35.475881|-79.175463|type:city_region:US-NC|format=dms|display=inline}} (35.475881, −79.175463).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|42|mi}} southwest of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], the state capital, {{convert|57|mi}} southeast of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], and {{convert|36|mi}} northwest of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|75.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|75.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.88%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_37.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: North Carolina| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> [[Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)|Little Buffalo Creek]], a tributary of the [[Deep River (North Carolina)|Deep River]], flows northward through the center of the city. [[Big Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)|Big Buffalo Creek]] flows through the west side of the city, and the entire city is part of the [[Cape Fear River]] watershed. [[Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)|Lick Creek]] and its tributaries drain the east side of the city.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 236
|1890= 367
|1900= 1044
|1910= 2282
|1920= 2977
|1930= 4253
|1940= 4960
|1950= 10013
|1960= 12253
|1970= 11716
|1980= 14773
|1990= 14475
|2000= 23220
|2010= 28094
|2020= 30261
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Sanford racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3759280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12,785
| 42.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 7,138
| 23.59%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 96
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 448
| 1.48%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 26
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,220
| 4.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 8,548
| 28.25%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 30,261 people, 10,418 households, and 6,723 families residing in the city.
===2009===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2009, there were 29,922 people, which was a 28.9% increase from 2000. The [[population density]] was 1243 people per square mile (372.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 9,223 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (147.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 55.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 19.03% of the population.
There were 8,550 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 people and the average family size was 3.15 people.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,804, and the median income for a family was $39,447. Males had a median income of $30,527 versus $23,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,038. About 14.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
==Law and government==
Sanford operates under a [[council-manager government]]. The city council consists of the mayor and seven council members, each with a four-year term. Five of the council seats are ward (district) representatives, and two seats are citywide representatives elected [[at-large]].
==Business and industry==
Because Sanford sits where white beach sand from the coast meets the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] clay, the city has the right ingredients to be a large producer of clay [[brick]]s. In 1959, Sanford produced 10% of the bricks in the United States and was named "Brick Capital of the USA".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtownsanford.com/brickcapital_usa.htm|title=Brick Capital, USA|date=2007-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505164034/http://www.downtownsanford.com/brickcapital_usa.htm|archive-date=2007-05-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> Today large brick production continues via manufacturers such as General Shale and Lee Brick & Tile.
Sanford also produces [[textile]]s, and has since seen the influx of the [[biotech]] industry with the Wyeth Vaccines, aka Pfizer, facility becoming the area's largest employer in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee County Major Manufacturers (2012)|url=http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm|publisher=Lee County|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129050816/http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm|archive-date=29 January 2015}}</ref>
Situated nearly equidistant from the [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[The Triangle (North Carolina)|Raleigh/Durham/RTP]], and [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] metro areas, Sanford is well positioned to provide manufacturing, services, and housing throughout the region for business and industry.
Other large employers are:
* [[3M]]
* Air System Components, Inc.
* Alotech Inc.
* [[Broadway Hardware]]
* [[Caterpillar Inc.]]
* [[Central Carolina Hospital]]
* [[Coty Inc.|Coty, Inc.]], a cosmetics and perfume manufacturer
* [[Edelbrock]]
* Frontier Spinning Mills, a yarn manufacturer
* [[GKN]]
* Homes by Vanderbuilt
* [[Magneti Marelli]]
* [[Martin Marietta Inc.]]
* [[Moen Incorporated|Moen]]
* Moore's Machine Company
* [[Pentair Aquatics]]
* [[Pfizer]]
* [[Pilgrim's Corp]]
* [[Precision Castparts Corporation]]
* [[Re/Max Real Estate Service]], residential and commercial sales
* [[Static Control Components]], manufacturer of anti-static equipment and component parts for remanufactured laser printer toner cartridges
* STI Polymer
* [[Tyson Foods]]
==Media==
===Newspapers===
The city's newspaper of record is ''[[The Sanford Herald]]'', which has published continuously since 1930. The newspaper is owned by [[Paxton Media Group]], based in [[Paducah, Kentucky]]. ''The Herald'' is a five-day-a-week morning newspaper and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and of the North Carolina Press Association.
"The Rant"<ref>[http://www.rantnc.com "The Rant"]</ref> was founded in 2008 by former journalists with experience at several print publications, including ''The Sanford Herald''. Initially a radio show, it became an online news site in 2014. In 2019, it began publishing a monthly print edition.
===Radio stations===
* [[WFJA]] Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM - classic hits and oldies
* [[WWGP]] 1050 AM Today's Best Country – country, The Swap Shop and local news
* [[American Family Radio|W204AV]] 88.7 – Christian
* [[WDCC (FM)|WDCC]] 90.5 – variety (owned by [[Central Carolina Community College]])
* [[WLHC-FM|WLHC]] 103.1 – pop standards
* [[WDSG]] 107.9 – beach, oldies, and gospel
* [[WXKL]] 1290 – gospel
==Schools==
The [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee County]] campus of [[Central Carolina Community College]] (CCCC) is located in Sanford. CCCC awards degrees, diplomas and certifications in a variety of programs and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the North Carolina State Board of Education, and by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].
Sanford is home to three [[List of high schools in North Carolina#Lee County|high schools]]: [[Lee County High School (Sanford, North Carolina)|Lee County High School]], Lee Early College on CCCC's campus, and [[Southern Lee High School]]. Lee County High School, home of the yellow jackets, is also locally known as Lee Senior. Southern Lee High School, home of the Cavaliers, opened its doors during the 2005–2006 school year. Lee Early College also opened for the first time during the 2005–2006 school year. In the program, students attend classes at the Lee County campus of Central Carolina Community College, and within a 4 to 5 year time frame earn not only a high school diploma, but an associate degree as well. Attending Lee Early College requires an application process.
There are three middle schools: West Lee Middle School, East Lee Middle School and SanLee Middle School. SanLee Middle School first opened its doors for the 2008–2009 school year. An alternative school, Bragg Street Academy, serves students in grades 6 through 12.
The Lee county school system has seven traditional elementary schools: B.T. Bullock Elementary, Broadway Elementary, Deep River Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, J. Glenn Edwards Elementary, J.R. Ingram, Jr, and W.B. Wicker. Elementary. Lee County is also home to an optional year round elementary school: Tramway Elementary.
Sanford is also home to a private [[Montessori school]], Griffin Academy, which provides education from pre-school through fifth grade.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Griffin Academy|url=http://www.thegriffinacademy.org/#!about/c1se|publisher=The Griffin Academy|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105141950/http://www.thegriffinacademy.org/#!about/c1se|archive-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Also within the county are two private Christian schools, serving preschool through 12th grade: Grace Christian and Lee Christian as well as a charter school, Provisions Academy. Warren Williams Child Development Center serves pre-kindergarten students, and Floyd L. Knight the Children's Center serves severe and profoundly handicapped students.
Located in the neighboring town of Southern Pines, and offering bus service from Sanford, is the O'Neal School.<ref>[http://www.onealschool.org The O'Neal School]</ref> It provides education from pre-K3 through 12th grade.
==History==
[[File:Downtown Sanford, North Carolina.jpg|thumb|Steele Street in downtown Sanford]]
Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad [[civil engineer]] instrumental in the building of the rail lines through the area that formed the foundation of what became the city of Sanford.
Sanford is located in [[Lee County, North Carolina]], which was formed from parts of the surrounding three counties in 1907. On creation of the new county, Sanford and Jonesboro were the major towns in the area. Rather than decide which would be the county seat, the decision was to place the county's new courthouse directly between the two towns. For decades, Lee County was the only county in the United States to have a courthouse with an [[rural delivery service|RFD address]]. In the late 20th century Sanford had grown to such an extent that it eventually merged with Jonesboro. The town of Jonesboro became Jonesboro Heights, and the name of Sanford was kept for the town.
The general Sanford area played key roles in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary]] and [[American Civil War|Civil Wars]], specifically regarding sites like the [[House in the Horseshoe]] and [[Endor Iron Furnace]]. Over the following decades, the Sanford area became an important source of coal, [[brownstone]], and brick. In particular brownstone and subsequent brick production made Sanford a key provider of these building materials for areas throughout the United States.<ref name="downtown">{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownsanford.com/history.htm|title=History of Downtown Sanford|publisher=Downtown Sanford, Inc.|access-date=2008-11-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205023207/http://www.downtownsanford.com/history.htm|archive-date=2008-12-05}}</ref>
For seven seasons, 1941–42 and 1946–50, Sanford fielded a professional minor league baseball team. In 1941–42, the [[Sanford Spinners]] played in the [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] level [[Bi-State League]]. After the war, a new Spinners team was a member of the Class D level [[Tobacco State League]] from 1946 to 1950. Home games were played at Temple Park. Led by manager Zeb Harrington, the Spinners won the regular season pennant three times.<ref>Holaday, Chris (2016). {{cite web|title=The Tobacco State League; A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946–1950|url=http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-1-4766-6670-9}}. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. {{ISBN|978-1-4766-6670-9}}.</ref>
On April 16, 2011 a large tornado ripped through Sanford, demolishing a Lowe's hardware store and a warehouse, and destroying multiple homes and buildings before moving into [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]].
On October 21, 2014, Sanford established a formal sister city relationship with [[Yixing]], China, under the representation of Sanford Mayor Chet Mann.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Trogdon|first1=Kathryn|title=Starting with pottery: Sanford delegation foresees fruitful relationship with Chinese sister city|url=http://www.sanfordherald.com/news/x205865878/Starting-with-pottery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230100910/http://www.sanfordherald.com/news/x205865878/Starting-with-pottery|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2014|access-date=5 January 2015|work=The Sanford Herald|date=November 13, 2014}}</ref>
The [[Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries]], [[Downtown Sanford Historic District]], [[East Sanford Historic District]], [[Euphronia Presbyterian Church]], [[Farish-Lambeth House]], [[Hawkins Avenue Historic District]], [[Lee Avenue Historic District]], [[Lee County Courthouse (North Carolina)|Lee County Courthouse]], [[Lee County Training School]], [[John D. McIver Farm]], [[Railroad House]], [[Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District]], [[Sanford High School, Former]], [[Seaboard Milling Company]], and [[Temple Theatre (Sanford, North Carolina)|Temple Theatre]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110107.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-01-07|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
==Transportation==
===Air===
[[Raleigh Executive Jetport]] (ICAO: KTTA, FAA LID: TTA), formerly known as Sanford-Lee County Airport, is located {{convert|8|mi|0}} northeast of Sanford via [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|U.S. 1]]. The airport opened in 2000, replacing the Sanford Lee County Brick Field, and provides both recreational and corporate services.
===Designated routes and highways===
* [[U.S. Highway system|United States Highways]]:
** [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|U.S. 1]], known also in parts as Jefferson Davis Hwy and Hawkins Avenue (U.S. Bus 1)
** [[U.S. Route 15]]
** [[U.S. Route 421]], known as Horner Boulevard
** [[U.S. Route 501]]
* [[North Carolina Highways]]:
** [[North Carolina Highway 42|N.C. Route 42]]
** [[North Carolina Highway 78|N.C. Route 78]]
** [[North Carolina Highway 87|N.C. Route 87]]
===Commercial rail service===
* [[CSX Transportation]]
* [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]
* [[Atlantic and Western Railway]] short line.
* [[Atlantic and Yadkin Railway]]
===Public transit===
The County of Lee Transit System (COLTS) is a coordinated transit system that provides transportation services in Sanford and Lee County.<ref>[https://leecountync.gov/Departments/COLTS-Public-Transportation COLTS]</ref>
===Bicycle and pedestrian===
* The Maine-to-Florida [[U.S. Bicycle Route 1]] passes through downtown Sanford and Lee County.
* A half-mile [[Greenway (landscape)|greenway trail]] is located in the Kiwanis Family Park with additional mileage under development.
* [[San-Lee Park]] features several miles of [[mountain bike]] trails, ranging from intermediate to advanced, as well as hiking trails, just a few miles from downtown Sanford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trianglemtb.com/sanlee.php |publisher=TriangleMTB |title=San Lee Park|access-date=2010-09-19}}</ref>
==Culture==
===Museums===
* [[Railroad House|Railroad House Museum]]
===Performing arts===
* [[Temple Theatre, Sanford|Temple Theatre]]
* [[Lee County Community Orchestra]]
* [[Heart of Carolina Jazz Society]]
* [[A&R STUDIOS]]
==Notable people==
* [[Hardy Boyz]], [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestlers (older brother [[Matt Hardy|Matt]] was born in a Sanford hospital, and both lived there for a few months)
* [[Bill Briggs (defensive end)|Bill Briggs]], [[NFL]] defensive end<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrigBi20.htm Bill Briggs Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Britton Buchanan]], runner-up on the [[The Voice (U.S. season 14)|fourteenth season]] of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''
* [[Floyd Council]], [[blues]] musician
* [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] (Amy Dumas), former [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Diva; now resides in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
* [[Bill Harrington (baseball)|Bill Harrington]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harribi02.shtml Bill Harrington Stats]. ''Baseball-Reference''. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* Ricky Hurtado, NC House District 63 Representative<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larson|first=David|date=2020-11-03|title=Ricky Hurtado wins NC House District 63|url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/11/ricky-hurtado-wins-nc-house-district-63/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The North State Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[J. D. McDuffie]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Wayne Judd]], Celebrity Chef, star of CookItUp! With Chef Wayne television, former principal trumpet Lee County Community Orchestra, former youth pastor Abundant Life Christian Center
*[[Jack Pittman]], illustrator and cartoonist
* [[ACHES]] (Patrick Price), professional [[Esports|eSports]] player, best known for playing ''[[Call of Duty]]''<ref>[https://www.wral.com/business/story/10056755/ Sanford gamer guns for a top prize in Major League Gaming event]. ''wral.com''. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Robert T. Reives II]], member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://www.chathamdemsnc.net/rep_robert_reives Rep. Robert Reives - Chatham County Democratic Party]. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Akeem Richmond]], professional [[basketball]] player<ref>[https://247sports.com/player/akeem-richmond-22745/ Akeem Richmond, East Carolina, Shooting Guard - 247 Sports]. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Herb Thomas]], NASCAR driver
* [[Dennis Wicker]], former lieutenant governor; partner at Nelson Mullins Law Firm; board member of Coca-Cola Consolidated and First Bank
==Sister city==
Sanford has one [[sister city]], as designated by [[Sister Cities International]]:<ref>Martinez, Logan. [http://growsanfordnc.com/visitor-news/article/mann-community-should-run-sister-city-program Mann: Community should run sister city program]. ''growsanfordnc.com''. Retrieved Jul 21, 2020.</ref>
*{{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Yixing]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Sanford (North Carolina)}}
* {{osmrelation|179822}}
* {{Official|www.sanfordnc.net}}
* [http://www.sanford-nc.com/ Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.downtownsanford.com/ Downtown Sanford Incorporated]
* {{curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/North_Carolina/Localities/S/Sanford}}
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'''Sanford''' is a city in [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census.<ref name="Census 2020">{{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sanfordcitynorthcarolina/PST045219| title=US Census Bureau QuickFacts, Sanford city, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| website=data.census.gov| access-date=August 13, 2021}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of Lee County.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>
==Geography==
Sanford is located at the center of Lee County at {{coord|35.475881|-79.175463|type:city_region:US-NC|format=dms|display=inline}} (35.475881, −79.175463).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is {{convert|42|mi}} southwest of [[Raleigh, North Carolina|Raleigh]], the state capital, {{convert|57|mi}} southeast of [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], and {{convert|36|mi}} northwest of [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]].
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|75.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|75.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.7|km2|order=flip|1}}, or 0.88%, are water.<ref name="Gazetteer 2019">{{cite web| url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_37.txt| title=U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: North Carolina| website=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division| access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref> [[Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)|Little Buffalo Creek]], a tributary of the [[Deep River (North Carolina)|Deep River]], flows northward through the center of the city. [[Big Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)|Big Buffalo Creek]] flows through the west side of the city, and the entire city is part of the [[Cape Fear River]] watershed. [[Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)|Lick Creek]] and its tributaries drain the east side of the city.
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 236
|1890= 367
|1900= 1044
|1910= 2282
|1920= 2977
|1930= 4253
|1940= 4960
|1950= 10013
|1960= 12253
|1970= 11716
|1980= 14773
|1990= 14475
|2000= 23220
|2010= 28094
|2020= 30261
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Sanford racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3759280&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-22|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 12,785
| 42.25%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 7,138
| 23.59%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 96
| 0.32%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 448
| 1.48%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 26
| 0.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 1,220
| 4.03%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 8,548
| 28.25%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 30,261 people, 10,418 households, and 6,723 families residing in the city.
===2009===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2009, there were 29,922 people, which was a 28.9% increase from 2000. The [[population density]] was 1243 people per square mile (372.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 9,223 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (147.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 55.87% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 29.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.50% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 11.93% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.41% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 19.03% of the population.
There were 8,550 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 people and the average family size was 3.15 people.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $34,804, and the median income for a family was $39,447. Males had a median income of $30,527 versus $23,393 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $17,038. About 14.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
==Law and government==
Sanford operates under a [[council-manager government]]. The city council consists of the mayor and seven council members, each with a four-year term. Five of the council seats are ward (district) representatives, and two seats are citywide representatives elected [[at-large]].
==Business and industry==
Because Sanford sits where white beach sand from the coast meets the [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] clay, the city has the right ingredients to be a large producer of clay [[brick]]s. In 1959, Sanford produced 10% of the bricks in the United States and was named "Brick Capital of the USA".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.downtownsanford.com/brickcapital_usa.htm|title=Brick Capital, USA|date=2007-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505164034/http://www.downtownsanford.com/brickcapital_usa.htm|archive-date=2007-05-05|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-03-11}}</ref> Today large brick production continues via manufacturers such as General Shale and Lee Brick & Tile.
Sanford also produces [[textile]]s, and has since seen the influx of the [[biotech]] industry with the Wyeth Vaccines, aka Pfizer, facility becoming the area's largest employer in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lee County Major Manufacturers (2012)|url=http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm|publisher=Lee County|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129050816/http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm|archive-date=29 January 2015}}</ref>
Situated nearly equidistant from the [[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]], [[The Triangle (North Carolina)|Raleigh/Durham/RTP]], and [[Fayetteville, North Carolina|Fayetteville]] metro areas, Sanford is well positioned to provide manufacturing, services, and housing throughout the region for business and industry.
Other large employers are:
* [[3M]]
* Air System Components, Inc.
* Alotech Inc.
* [[Broadway Hardware]]
* [[Caterpillar Inc.]]
* [[Central Carolina Hospital]]
* [[Coty Inc.|Coty, Inc.]], a cosmetics and perfume manufacturer
* [[Edelbrock]]
* Frontier Spinning Mills, a yarn manufacturer
* [[GKN]]
* Homes by Vanderbuilt
* [[Magneti Marelli]]
* [[Martin Marietta Inc.]]
* [[Moen Incorporated|Moen]]
* Moore's Machine Company
* [[Pentair Aquatics]]
* [[Pfizer]]
* [[Pilgrim's Corp]]
* [[Precision Castparts Corporation]]
* [[Re/Max Real Estate Service]], residential and commercial sales
* [[Static Control Components]], manufacturer of anti-static equipment and component parts for remanufactured laser printer toner cartridges
* STI Polymer
* [[Tyson Foods]]
==Media==
===Newspapers===
The city's newspaper of record is ''[[The Sanford Herald]]'', which has published continuously since 1930. The newspaper is owned by [[Paxton Media Group]], based in [[Paducah, Kentucky]]. ''The Herald'' is a five-day-a-week morning newspaper and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and of the North Carolina Press Association.
"The Rant"<ref>[http://www.rantnc.com "The Rant"]</ref> was founded in 2008 by former journalists with experience at several print publications, including ''The Sanford Herald''. Initially a radio show, it became an online news site in 2014. In 2019, it began publishing a monthly print edition.
===Radio stations===
* [[WFJA]] Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM - classic hits and oldies
* [[WWGP]] 1050 AM Today's Best Country – country, The Swap Shop and local news
* [[American Family Radio|W204AV]] 88.7 – Christian
* [[WDCC (FM)|WDCC]] 90.5 – variety (owned by [[Central Carolina Community College]])
* [[WLHC-FM|WLHC]] 103.1 – pop standards
* [[WDSG]] 107.9 – beach, oldies, and gospel
* [[WXKL]] 1290 – gospel
==Schools==
The [[Lee County, North Carolina|Lee County]] campus of [[Central Carolina Community College]] (CCCC) is located in Sanford. CCCC awards degrees, diplomas and certifications in a variety of programs and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the North Carolina State Board of Education, and by the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]].
Sanford is home to three [[List of high schools in North Carolina#Lee County|high schools]]: [[Lee County High School (Sanford, North Carolina)|Lee County High School]], Lee Early College on CCCC's campus, and [[Southern Lee High School]]. Lee County High School, home of the yellow jackets, is also locally known as Lee Senior. Southern Lee High School, home of the Cavaliers, opened its doors during the 2005–2006 school year. Lee Early College also opened for the first time during the 2005–2006 school year. In the program, students attend classes at the Lee County campus of Central Carolina Community College, and within a 4 to 5 year time frame earn not only a high school diploma, but an associate degree as well. Attending Lee Early College requires an application process.
There are three middle schools: West Lee Middle School, East Lee Middle School and SanLee Middle School. SanLee Middle School first opened its doors for the 2008–2009 school year. An alternative school, Bragg Street Academy, serves students in grades 6 through 12.
The Lee county school system has seven traditional elementary schools: B.T. Bullock Elementary, Broadway Elementary, Deep River Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, J. Glenn Edwards Elementary, J.R. Ingram, Jr, and W.B. Wicker. Elementary. Lee County is also home to an optional year round elementary school: Tramway Elementary.
Sanford is also home to a private [[Montessori school]], Griffin Academy, which provides education from pre-school through fifth grade.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Griffin Academy|url=http://www.thegriffinacademy.org/#!about/c1se|publisher=The Griffin Academy|access-date=5 January 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105141950/http://www.thegriffinacademy.org/#!about/c1se|archive-date=5 January 2015}}</ref> Also within the county are two private Christian schools, serving preschool through 12th grade: Grace Christian and Lee Christian as well as a charter school, Provisions Academy. Warren Williams Child Development Center serves pre-kindergarten students, and Floyd L. Knight the Children's Center serves severe and profoundly handicapped students.
Located in the neighboring town of Southern Pines, and offering bus service from Sanford, is the O'Neal School.<ref>[http://www.onealschool.org The O'Neal School]</ref> It provides education from pre-K3 through 12th grade.
==History==
[[File:Downtown Sanford, North Carolina.jpg|thumb|Steele Street in downtown Sanford]]
Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad [[civil engineer]] instrumental in the building of the rail lines through the area that formed the foundation of what became the city of Sanford.
Sanford is located in [[Lee County, North Carolina]], which was formed from parts of the surrounding three counties in 1907. On creation of the new county, Sanford and Jonesboro were the major towns in the area. Rather than decide which would be the county seat, the decision was to place the county's new courthouse directly between the two towns. For decades, Lee County was the only county in the United States to have a courthouse with an [[rural delivery service|RFD address]]. In the late 20th century Sanford had grown to such an extent that it eventually merged with Jonesboro. The town of Jonesboro became Jonesboro Heights, and the name of Sanford was kept for the town.
The general Sanford area played key roles in the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary]] and [[American Civil War|Civil Wars]], specifically regarding sites like the [[House in the Horseshoe]] and [[Endor Iron Furnace]]. Over the following decades, the Sanford area became an important source of coal, [[brownstone]], and brick. In particular brownstone and subsequent brick production made Sanford a key provider of these building materials for areas throughout the United States.<ref name="downtown">{{cite web|url=http://www.downtownsanford.com/history.htm|title=History of Downtown Sanford|publisher=Downtown Sanford, Inc.|access-date=2008-11-06|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205023207/http://www.downtownsanford.com/history.htm|archive-date=2008-12-05}}</ref>
For seven seasons, 1941–42 and 1946–50, Sanford fielded a professional minor league baseball team. In 1941–42, the [[Sanford Spinners]] played in the [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] level [[Bi-State League]]. After the war, a new Spinners team was a member of the Class D level [[Tobacco State League]] from 1946 to 1950. Home games were played at Temple Park. Led by manager Zeb Harrington, the Spinners won the regular season pennant three times.<ref>Holaday, Chris (2016). {{cite web|title=The Tobacco State League; A North Carolina Baseball History, 1946–1950|url=http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-1-4766-6670-9}}. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland. {{ISBN|978-1-4766-6670-9}}.</ref>
On April 16, 2011 a large tornado ripped through Sanford, demolishing a Lowe's hardware store and a warehouse, and destroying multiple homes and buildings before moving into [[Wake County, North Carolina|Wake County]].
On October 21, 2014, Sanford established a formal sister city relationship with [[Yixing]], China, under the representation of Sanford Mayor Chet Mann.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Trogdon|first1=Kathryn|title=Starting with pottery: Sanford delegation foresees fruitful relationship with Chinese sister city|url=http://www.sanfordherald.com/news/x205865878/Starting-with-pottery|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230100910/http://www.sanfordherald.com/news/x205865878/Starting-with-pottery|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2014|access-date=5 January 2015|work=The Sanford Herald|date=November 13, 2014}}</ref>
The [[Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries]], [[Downtown Sanford Historic District]], [[East Sanford Historic District]], [[Euphronia Presbyterian Church]], [[Farish-Lambeth House]], [[Hawkins Avenue Historic District]], [[Lee Avenue Historic District]], [[Lee County Courthouse (North Carolina)|Lee County Courthouse]], [[Lee County Training School]], [[John D. McIver Farm]], [[Railroad House]], [[Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District]], [[Sanford High School, Former]], [[Seaboard Milling Company]], and [[Temple Theatre (Sanford, North Carolina)|Temple Theatre]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/listings/20110107.htm|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2011-01-07|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 12/27/10 through 12/30/10|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
==Transportation==
===Air===
[[Raleigh Executive Jetport]] (ICAO: KTTA, FAA LID: TTA), formerly known as Sanford-Lee County Airport, is located {{convert|8|mi|0}} northeast of Sanford via [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|U.S. 1]]. The airport opened in 2000, replacing the Sanford Lee County Brick Field, and provides both recreational and corporate services.
===Designated routes and highways===
* [[U.S. Highway system|United States Highways]]:
** [[U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina|U.S. 1]], known also in parts as Jefferson Davis Hwy and Hawkins Avenue (U.S. Bus 1)
** [[U.S. Route 15]]
** [[U.S. Route 421]], known as Horner Boulevard
** [[U.S. Route 501]]
* [[North Carolina Highways]]:
** [[North Carolina Highway 42|N.C. Route 42]]
** [[North Carolina Highway 78|N.C. Route 78]]
** [[North Carolina Highway 87|N.C. Route 87]]
===Commercial rail service===
* [[CSX Transportation]]
* [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]
* [[Atlantic and Western Railway]] short line.
* [[Atlantic and Yadkin Railway]]
===Public transit===
The County of Lee Transit System (COLTS) is a coordinated transit system that provides transportation services in Sanford and Lee County.<ref>[https://leecountync.gov/Departments/COLTS-Public-Transportation COLTS]</ref>
===Bicycle and pedestrian===
* The Maine-to-Florida [[U.S. Bicycle Route 1]] passes through downtown Sanford and Lee County.
* A half-mile [[Greenway (landscape)|greenway trail]] is located in the Kiwanis Family Park with additional mileage under development.
* [[San-Lee Park]] features several miles of [[mountain bike]] trails, ranging from intermediate to advanced, as well as hiking trails, just a few miles from downtown Sanford.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trianglemtb.com/sanlee.php |publisher=TriangleMTB |title=San Lee Park|access-date=2010-09-19}}</ref>
==Culture==
===Museums===
* [[Railroad House|Railroad House Museum]]
===Performing arts===
* [[Temple Theatre, Sanford|Temple Theatre]]
* [[Lee County Community Orchestra]]
* [[Heart of Carolina Jazz Society]]
* [[A&R STUDIOS]]
==Notable people==
* [[Hardy Boyz]], [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] wrestlers (older brother [[Matt Hardy|Matt]] was born in a Sanford hospital, and both lived there for a few months)
* [[Bill Briggs (defensive end)|Bill Briggs]], [[NFL]] defensive end<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrigBi20.htm Bill Briggs Stats]. ''Pro-Football-Reference''. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Britton Buchanan]], runner-up on the [[The Voice (U.S. season 14)|fourteenth season]] of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]''
* [[Floyd Council]], [[blues]] musician
* [[Amy Dumas|Lita]] (Amy Dumas), former [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] Diva; now resides in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
* [[Bill Harrington (baseball)|Bill Harrington]], [[Major League Baseball|MLB]] pitcher<ref>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harribi02.shtml Bill Harrington Stats]. ''Baseball-Reference''. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* Ricky Hurtado, NC House District 63 Representative<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larson|first=David|date=2020-11-03|title=Ricky Hurtado wins NC House District 63|url=https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/11/ricky-hurtado-wins-nc-house-district-63/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The North State Journal|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[J. D. McDuffie]], [[NASCAR]] driver
* [[Wayne Judd]], Celebrity Chef, star of CookItUp! With Chef Wayne television, former principal trumpet Lee County Community Orchestra, former youth pastor Abundant Life Christian Center
*[[Jack Pittman]], illustrator and cartoonist
* [[ACHES]] (Patrick Price), professional [[Esports|eSports]] player, best known for playing ''[[Call of Duty]]''<ref>[https://www.wral.com/business/story/10056755/ Sanford gamer guns for a top prize in Major League Gaming event]. ''wral.com''. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Robert T. Reives II]], member of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]]<ref>[https://www.chathamdemsnc.net/rep_robert_reives Rep. Robert Reives - Chatham County Democratic Party]. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Akeem Richmond]], professional [[basketball]] player<ref>[https://247sports.com/player/akeem-richmond-22745/ Akeem Richmond, East Carolina, Shooting Guard - 247 Sports]. Retrieved December 13, 2020.</ref>
* [[Herb Thomas]], NASCAR driver
* [[Dennis Wicker]], former lieutenant governor; partner at Nelson Mullins Law Firm; board member of Coca-Cola Consolidated and First Bank
* [[The dave]], He's The Dave. What else do you need to know.
==Sister city==
Sanford has one [[sister city]], as designated by [[Sister Cities International]]:<ref>Martinez, Logan. [http://growsanfordnc.com/visitor-news/article/mann-community-should-run-sister-city-program Mann: Community should run sister city program]. ''growsanfordnc.com''. Retrieved Jul 21, 2020.</ref>
*{{flagdeco|PRC}} [[Yixing]], [[Jiangsu]], [[China]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Sanford (North Carolina)}}
* {{osmrelation|179822}}
* {{Official|www.sanfordnc.net}}
* [http://www.sanford-nc.com/ Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.downtownsanford.com/ Downtown Sanford Incorporated]
* {{curlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/North_Carolina/Localities/S/Sanford}}
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County Courthouse in Sanford" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Lee_County_Courthouse_-_Sanford%2C_NC_1.jpg/250px-Lee_County_Courthouse_-_Sanford%2C_NC_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="769" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">The <a href="/wiki/Lee_County_Courthouse_(North_Carolina)" title="Lee County Courthouse (North Carolina)">Lee County Courthouse</a> in Sanford</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Nickname(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">Brick City</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/File:NCMap-doton-Sanford.PNG" class="image" title="Location of Sanford, North Carolina"><img alt="Location of Sanford, North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/NCMap-doton-Sanford.PNG/250px-NCMap-doton-Sanford.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="98" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="117" /></a><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location of Sanford, North Carolina</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r994658806">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sanford,_North_Carolina&params=35_28_52.8_N_79_10_39.2_W_region:US-NC_type:city(30261)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°28′52.8″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°10′39.2″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.481333°N 79.177556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.481333; -79.177556</span></span></span></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="coordinates"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r994658806"/><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sanford,_North_Carolina&params=35_28_52.8_N_79_10_39.2_W_region:US-NC_type:city(30261)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°28′52.8″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°10′39.2″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.481333°N 79.177556°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.481333; -79.177556</span></span></span></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Mayor</th><td class="infobox-data">Chet Mann<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • City manager</th><td class="infobox-data">Hal Hegwer</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2019_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2019-2">[2]</a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">29.32 sq mi (75.93 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">29.06 sq mi (75.27 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.26 sq mi (0.67 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">365 ft (108 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">30,261</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">1,041.33/sq mi (402.03/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_Code" title="ZIP Code">ZIP Codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">27330-27332</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_919" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 919">919</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">37-59280<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3">[3]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">1022497<sup id="cite_ref-GR3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR3-4">[4]</a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sanfordnc.net">www<wbr />.sanfordnc<wbr />.net</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Sanford</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee County</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census.<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2020_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2020-5">[5]</a></sup> It is the <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> of Lee County.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-6">[6]</a></sup>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Geography"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Geography</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Demographics"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Demographics</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#2020_census"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2020 census</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#2009"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2009</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Law_and_government"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Law and government</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Business_and_industry"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Business and industry</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#Media"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Media</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Newspapers"><span class="tocnumber">5.1</span> <span class="toctext">Newspapers</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Radio_stations"><span class="tocnumber">5.2</span> <span class="toctext">Radio stations</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="#Schools"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Schools</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#History"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Transportation"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Transportation</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-13"><a href="#Air"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Air</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-14"><a href="#Designated_routes_and_highways"><span class="tocnumber">8.2</span> <span class="toctext">Designated routes and highways</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Commercial_rail_service"><span class="tocnumber">8.3</span> <span class="toctext">Commercial rail service</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Public_transit"><span class="tocnumber">8.4</span> <span class="toctext">Public transit</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Bicycle_and_pedestrian"><span class="tocnumber">8.5</span> <span class="toctext">Bicycle and pedestrian</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Culture"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Culture</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Museums"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">Museums</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Performing_arts"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">Performing arts</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Notable_people"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Notable people</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-22"><a href="#Sister_city"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Sister city</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-24"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Geography">Geography</span></h2>
<p>Sanford is located at the center of Lee County at <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r994658806"/><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="//geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sanford,_North_Carolina&params=35.475881_N_79.175463_W_type:city_region:US-NC"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">35°28′33″N</span> <span class="longitude">79°10′32″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">35.475881°N 79.175463°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">35.475881; -79.175463</span></span></span></a></span> (35.475881, −79.175463).<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-7">[7]</a></sup> It is 42 miles (68 km) southwest of <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a>, the state capital, 57 miles (92 km) southeast of <a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a>, and 36 miles (58 km) northwest of <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a>.
</p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 29.3 square miles (75.9 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 29.1 square miles (75.3 km<sup>2</sup>) are land and 0.3 square miles (0.7 km<sup>2</sup>), or 0.88%, are water.<sup id="cite_ref-Gazetteer_2019_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gazetteer_2019-8">[8]</a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Little_Buffalo_Creek_(Deep_River_tributary)" title="Little Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)">Little Buffalo Creek</a>, a tributary of the <a href="/wiki/Deep_River_(North_Carolina)" title="Deep River (North Carolina)">Deep River</a>, flows northward through the center of the city. <a href="/wiki/Big_Buffalo_Creek_(Deep_River_tributary)" title="Big Buffalo Creek (Deep River tributary)">Big Buffalo Creek</a> flows through the west side of the city, and the entire city is part of the <a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_River" title="Cape Fear River">Cape Fear River</a> watershed. <a href="/wiki/Lick_Creek_(Cape_Fear_River_tributary)" title="Lick Creek (Cape Fear River tributary)">Lick Creek</a> and its tributaries drain the east side of the city.
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Demographics">Demographics</span></h2>
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<th colspan="4" style="background-color:lavender;padding-right:3px; padding-left:3px; font-size:110%; text-align:center">Historical population
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black">Census</th>
<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th>
<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black"></th>
<th style="text-align:center; border-bottom:1px solid black"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr>
</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">236</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">—</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">367</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">55.5%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">1,044</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">184.5%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">2,282</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">118.6%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">2,977</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">30.5%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">4,253</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">42.9%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">4,960</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">16.6%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">10,013</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">101.9%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">12,253</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">22.4%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">11,716</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">−4.4%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">14,773</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">26.1%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">14,475</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">−2.0%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">23,220</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">60.4%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">28,094</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">21.0%</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></b></td><td style="padding-left:8px; border-right:none; padding-right:0; text-align:right;">30,261</td><td style="border-left:none; padding-left:0; text-align:left;"></td><td style="padding-left:8px; text-align: right;">7.7%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" style="border-top:1px solid black; font-size:85%; text-align:center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-9">[9]</a></sup></td></tr>
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<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_census">2020 census</span></h3>
<table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right">
<caption>Sanford racial composition<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a></sup>
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<tbody><tr>
<th scope="col">Race
</th>
<th scope="col">Number
</th>
<th scope="col">Percentage
</th></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a> (non-Hispanic)
</th>
<td>12,785
</td>
<td>42.25%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">Black or African American</a> (non-Hispanic)
</th>
<td>7,138
</td>
<td>23.59%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>
</th>
<td>96
</td>
<td>0.32%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>
</th>
<td>448
</td>
<td>1.48%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>
</th>
<td>26
</td>
<td>0.09%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Other/Mixed</a>
</th>
<td>1,220
</td>
<td>4.03%
</td></tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a>
</th>
<td>8,548
</td>
<td>28.25%
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, there were 30,261 people, 10,418 households, and 6,723 families residing in the city.
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2009">2009</span></h3>
<p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-3">[3]</a></sup> of 2009, there were 29,922 people, which was a 28.9% increase from 2000. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 1243 people per square mile (372.5/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 9,223 housing units at an average density of 383.2 per square mile (147.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the city was 55.87% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 29.19% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.50% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 1.06% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 0.03% <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 11.93% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 1.41% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> people of any race were 19.03% of the population.
</p><p>There were 8,550 households, out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 people and the average family size was 3.15 people.
</p><p>In the city, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
</p><p>The median income for a household in the city was $34,804, and the median income for a family was $39,447. Males had a median income of $30,527 versus $23,393 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $17,038. About 14.8% of families and 17.1% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over.
</p><p><br />
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Law_and_government">Law and government</span></h2>
<p>Sanford operates under a <a href="/wiki/Council-manager_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager government">council-manager government</a>. The city council consists of the mayor and seven council members, each with a four-year term. Five of the council seats are ward (district) representatives, and two seats are citywide representatives elected <a href="/wiki/At-large" title="At-large">at-large</a>.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Business_and_industry">Business and industry</span></h2>
<p>Because Sanford sits where white beach sand from the coast meets the <a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a> clay, the city has the right ingredients to be a large producer of clay <a href="/wiki/Brick" title="Brick">bricks</a>. In 1959, Sanford produced 10% of the bricks in the United States and was named "Brick Capital of the USA".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> Today large brick production continues via manufacturers such as General Shale and Lee Brick & Tile.
</p><p>Sanford also produces <a href="/wiki/Textile" title="Textile">textiles</a>, and has since seen the influx of the <a href="/wiki/Biotech" class="mw-redirect" title="Biotech">biotech</a> industry with the Wyeth Vaccines, aka Pfizer, facility becoming the area's largest employer in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup>
</p><p>Situated nearly equidistant from the <a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Triangle_(North_Carolina)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Triangle (North Carolina)">Raleigh/Durham/RTP</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a> metro areas, Sanford is well positioned to provide manufacturing, services, and housing throughout the region for business and industry.
</p><p>Other large employers are:
</p>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/3M" title="3M">3M</a></li>
<li>Air System Components, Inc.</li>
<li>Alotech Inc.</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Broadway_Hardware&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Broadway Hardware (page does not exist)">Broadway Hardware</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Caterpillar_Inc." title="Caterpillar Inc.">Caterpillar Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Central_Carolina_Hospital&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Central Carolina Hospital (page does not exist)">Central Carolina Hospital</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Coty_Inc." title="Coty Inc.">Coty, Inc.</a>, a cosmetics and perfume manufacturer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edelbrock" title="Edelbrock">Edelbrock</a></li>
<li>Frontier Spinning Mills, a yarn manufacturer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/GKN" title="GKN">GKN</a></li>
<li>Homes by Vanderbuilt</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Magneti_Marelli" title="Magneti Marelli">Magneti Marelli</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Marietta_Inc." title="Martin Marietta Inc.">Martin Marietta Inc.</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Moen_Incorporated" title="Moen Incorporated">Moen</a></li>
<li>Moore's Machine Company</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pentair_Aquatics&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pentair Aquatics (page does not exist)">Pentair Aquatics</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pfizer" title="Pfizer">Pfizer</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pilgrim%27s_Corp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pilgrim's Corp">Pilgrim's Corp</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Precision_Castparts_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Precision Castparts Corporation">Precision Castparts Corporation</a></li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Re/Max_Real_Estate_Service&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Re/Max Real Estate Service (page does not exist)">Re/Max Real Estate Service</a>, residential and commercial sales</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Static_Control_Components&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Static Control Components (page does not exist)">Static Control Components</a>, manufacturer of anti-static equipment and component parts for remanufactured laser printer toner cartridges</li>
<li>STI Polymer</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tyson_Foods" title="Tyson Foods">Tyson Foods</a></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Media">Media</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Newspapers">Newspapers</span></h3>
<p>The city's newspaper of record is <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sanford_Herald" title="The Sanford Herald">The Sanford Herald</a></i>, which has published continuously since 1930. The newspaper is owned by <a href="/wiki/Paxton_Media_Group" title="Paxton Media Group">Paxton Media Group</a>, based in <a href="/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky" title="Paducah, Kentucky">Paducah, Kentucky</a>. <i>The Herald</i> is a five-day-a-week morning newspaper and is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations and of the North Carolina Press Association.
</p><p>"The Rant"<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> was founded in 2008 by former journalists with experience at several print publications, including <i>The Sanford Herald</i>. Initially a radio show, it became an online news site in 2014. In 2019, it began publishing a monthly print edition.
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Radio_stations">Radio stations</span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/WFJA" title="WFJA">WFJA</a> Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FM - classic hits and oldies</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/WWGP" title="WWGP">WWGP</a> 1050 AM Today's Best Country – country, The Swap Shop and local news</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/American_Family_Radio" title="American Family Radio">W204AV</a> 88.7 – Christian</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/WDCC_(FM)" title="WDCC (FM)">WDCC</a> 90.5 – variety (owned by <a href="/wiki/Central_Carolina_Community_College" title="Central Carolina Community College">Central Carolina Community College</a>)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/WLHC-FM" class="mw-redirect" title="WLHC-FM">WLHC</a> 103.1 – pop standards</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=WDSG&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="WDSG (page does not exist)">WDSG</a> 107.9 – beach, oldies, and gospel</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/WXKL" title="WXKL">WXKL</a> 1290 – gospel</li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Schools">Schools</span></h2>
<p>The <a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee County</a> campus of <a href="/wiki/Central_Carolina_Community_College" title="Central Carolina Community College">Central Carolina Community College</a> (CCCC) is located in Sanford. CCCC awards degrees, diplomas and certifications in a variety of programs and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the North Carolina State Board of Education, and by the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a>.
</p><p>Sanford is home to three <a href="/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_North_Carolina#Lee_County" title="List of high schools in North Carolina">high schools</a>: <a href="/wiki/Lee_County_High_School_(Sanford,_North_Carolina)" title="Lee County High School (Sanford, North Carolina)">Lee County High School</a>, Lee Early College on CCCC's campus, and <a href="/wiki/Southern_Lee_High_School" title="Southern Lee High School">Southern Lee High School</a>. Lee County High School, home of the yellow jackets, is also locally known as Lee Senior. Southern Lee High School, home of the Cavaliers, opened its doors during the 2005–2006 school year. Lee Early College also opened for the first time during the 2005–2006 school year. In the program, students attend classes at the Lee County campus of Central Carolina Community College, and within a 4 to 5 year time frame earn not only a high school diploma, but an associate degree as well. Attending Lee Early College requires an application process.
</p><p>There are three middle schools: West Lee Middle School, East Lee Middle School and SanLee Middle School. SanLee Middle School first opened its doors for the 2008–2009 school year. An alternative school, Bragg Street Academy, serves students in grades 6 through 12.
</p><p>The Lee county school system has seven traditional elementary schools: B.T. Bullock Elementary, Broadway Elementary, Deep River Elementary, Greenwood Elementary, J. Glenn Edwards Elementary, J.R. Ingram, Jr, and W.B. Wicker. Elementary. Lee County is also home to an optional year round elementary school: Tramway Elementary.
</p><p>Sanford is also home to a private <a href="/wiki/Montessori_school" class="mw-redirect" title="Montessori school">Montessori school</a>, Griffin Academy, which provides education from pre-school through fifth grade.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> Also within the county are two private Christian schools, serving preschool through 12th grade: Grace Christian and Lee Christian as well as a charter school, Provisions Academy. Warren Williams Child Development Center serves pre-kindergarten students, and Floyd L. Knight the Children's Center serves severe and profoundly handicapped students.
</p><p>Located in the neighboring town of Southern Pines, and offering bus service from Sanford, is the O'Neal School.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> It provides education from pre-K3 through 12th grade.
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="History">History</span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Sanford,_North_Carolina.jpg" class="image"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Downtown_Sanford%2C_North_Carolina.jpg/220px-Downtown_Sanford%2C_North_Carolina.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="118" class="thumbimage" data-file-width="2042" data-file-height="1092" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Downtown_Sanford,_North_Carolina.jpg" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Steele Street in downtown Sanford</div></div></div>
<p>Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad <a href="/wiki/Civil_engineer" title="Civil engineer">civil engineer</a> instrumental in the building of the rail lines through the area that formed the foundation of what became the city of Sanford.
</p><p>Sanford is located in <a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee County, North Carolina</a>, which was formed from parts of the surrounding three counties in 1907. On creation of the new county, Sanford and Jonesboro were the major towns in the area. Rather than decide which would be the county seat, the decision was to place the county's new courthouse directly between the two towns. For decades, Lee County was the only county in the United States to have a courthouse with an <a href="/wiki/Rural_delivery_service" title="Rural delivery service">RFD address</a>. In the late 20th century Sanford had grown to such an extent that it eventually merged with Jonesboro. The town of Jonesboro became Jonesboro Heights, and the name of Sanford was kept for the town.
</p><p>The general Sanford area played key roles in the <a href="/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War" title="American Revolutionary War">Revolutionary</a> and <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil Wars</a>, specifically regarding sites like the <a href="/wiki/House_in_the_Horseshoe" title="House in the Horseshoe">House in the Horseshoe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Endor_Iron_Furnace" title="Endor Iron Furnace">Endor Iron Furnace</a>. Over the following decades, the Sanford area became an important source of coal, <a href="/wiki/Brownstone" title="Brownstone">brownstone</a>, and brick. In particular brownstone and subsequent brick production made Sanford a key provider of these building materials for areas throughout the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-downtown_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-downtown-16">[16]</a></sup>
</p><p>For seven seasons, 1941–42 and 1946–50, Sanford fielded a professional minor league baseball team. In 1941–42, the <a href="/wiki/Sanford_Spinners" title="Sanford Spinners">Sanford Spinners</a> played in the <a href="/wiki/Class_D_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class D (baseball)">Class D</a> level <a href="/wiki/Bi-State_League" title="Bi-State League">Bi-State League</a>. After the war, a new Spinners team was a member of the Class D level <a href="/wiki/Tobacco_State_League" title="Tobacco State League">Tobacco State League</a> from 1946 to 1950. Home games were played at Temple Park. Led by manager Zeb Harrington, the Spinners won the regular season pennant three times.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup>
</p><p>On April 16, 2011 a large tornado ripped through Sanford, demolishing a Lowe's hardware store and a warehouse, and destroying multiple homes and buildings before moving into <a href="/wiki/Wake_County,_North_Carolina" title="Wake County, North Carolina">Wake County</a>.
</p><p>On October 21, 2014, Sanford established a formal sister city relationship with <a href="/wiki/Yixing" title="Yixing">Yixing</a>, China, under the representation of Sanford Mayor Chet Mann.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>
</p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Presbyterian_Church_and_Cemeteries" title="Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries">Buffalo Presbyterian Church and Cemeteries</a>, <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Sanford_Historic_District" title="Downtown Sanford Historic District">Downtown Sanford Historic District</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Sanford_Historic_District" title="East Sanford Historic District">East Sanford Historic District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Euphronia_Presbyterian_Church" title="Euphronia Presbyterian Church">Euphronia Presbyterian Church</a>, <a href="/wiki/Farish-Lambeth_House" title="Farish-Lambeth House">Farish-Lambeth House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawkins_Avenue_Historic_District" title="Hawkins Avenue Historic District">Hawkins Avenue Historic District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Avenue_Historic_District" title="Lee Avenue Historic District">Lee Avenue Historic District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_County_Courthouse_(North_Carolina)" title="Lee County Courthouse (North Carolina)">Lee County Courthouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lee_County_Training_School" title="Lee County Training School">Lee County Training School</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_D._McIver_Farm" title="John D. McIver Farm">John D. McIver Farm</a>, <a href="/wiki/Railroad_House" title="Railroad House">Railroad House</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rosemount-McIver_Park_Historic_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District">Rosemount-McIver Park Historic District</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanford_High_School,_Former" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanford High School, Former">Sanford High School, Former</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seaboard_Milling_Company" title="Seaboard Milling Company">Seaboard Milling Company</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Temple_Theatre_(Sanford,_North_Carolina)" title="Temple Theatre (Sanford, North Carolina)">Temple Theatre</a> are listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nris_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-19">[19]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-nps_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nps-20">[20]</a></sup>
</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Transportation">Transportation</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Air">Air</span></h3>
<p><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Executive_Jetport" title="Raleigh Executive Jetport">Raleigh Executive Jetport</a> (ICAO: KTTA, FAA LID: TTA), formerly known as Sanford-Lee County Airport, is located 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Sanford via <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_North_Carolina" title="U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina">U.S. 1</a>. The airport opened in 2000, replacing the Sanford Lee County Brick Field, and provides both recreational and corporate services.
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Designated_routes_and_highways">Designated routes and highways</span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Highway_system" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Highway system">United States Highways</a>:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_1_in_North_Carolina" title="U.S. Route 1 in North Carolina">U.S. 1</a>, known also in parts as Jefferson Davis Hwy and Hawkins Avenue (U.S. Bus 1)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_15" title="U.S. Route 15">U.S. Route 15</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_421" title="U.S. Route 421">U.S. Route 421</a>, known as Horner Boulevard</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_501" title="U.S. Route 501">U.S. Route 501</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highways" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina Highways">North Carolina Highways</a>:
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_42" title="North Carolina Highway 42">N.C. Route 42</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_78" title="North Carolina Highway 78">N.C. Route 78</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Highway_87" title="North Carolina Highway 87">N.C. Route 87</a></li></ul></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Commercial_rail_service">Commercial rail service</span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/CSX_Transportation" title="CSX Transportation">CSX Transportation</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_Southern_Railway" title="Norfolk Southern Railway">Norfolk Southern Railway</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_and_Western_Railway" title="Atlantic and Western Railway">Atlantic and Western Railway</a> short line.</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_and_Yadkin_Railway" title="Atlantic and Yadkin Railway">Atlantic and Yadkin Railway</a></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Public_transit">Public transit</span></h3>
<p>The County of Lee Transit System (COLTS) is a coordinated transit system that provides transportation services in Sanford and Lee County.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>
</p>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Bicycle_and_pedestrian">Bicycle and pedestrian</span></h3>
<ul><li>The Maine-to-Florida <a href="/wiki/U.S._Bicycle_Route_1" title="U.S. Bicycle Route 1">U.S. Bicycle Route 1</a> passes through downtown Sanford and Lee County.</li>
<li>A half-mile <a href="/wiki/Greenway_(landscape)" title="Greenway (landscape)">greenway trail</a> is located in the Kiwanis Family Park with additional mileage under development.</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=San-Lee_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="San-Lee Park (page does not exist)">San-Lee Park</a> features several miles of <a href="/wiki/Mountain_bike" title="Mountain bike">mountain bike</a> trails, ranging from intermediate to advanced, as well as hiking trails, just a few miles from downtown Sanford.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22">[22]</a></sup></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Culture">Culture</span></h2>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Museums">Museums</span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Railroad_House" title="Railroad House">Railroad House Museum</a></li></ul>
<h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Performing_arts">Performing arts</span></h3>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Temple_Theatre,_Sanford" class="mw-redirect" title="Temple Theatre, Sanford">Temple Theatre</a></li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lee_County_Community_Orchestra&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lee County Community Orchestra (page does not exist)">Lee County Community Orchestra</a></li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Heart_of_Carolina_Jazz_Society&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Heart of Carolina Jazz Society (page does not exist)">Heart of Carolina Jazz Society</a></li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=A%26R_STUDIOS&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="A&R STUDIOS (page does not exist)">A&R STUDIOS</a></li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Notable_people">Notable people</span></h2>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boyz" class="mw-redirect" title="Hardy Boyz">Hardy Boyz</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="World Wrestling Entertainment">WWE</a> wrestlers (older brother <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hardy" title="Matt Hardy">Matt</a> was born in a Sanford hospital, and both lived there for a few months)</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Briggs_(defensive_end)" title="Bill Briggs (defensive end)">Bill Briggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> defensive end<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Britton_Buchanan" title="Britton Buchanan">Britton Buchanan</a>, runner-up on the <a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(U.S._season_14)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice (U.S. season 14)">fourteenth season</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(U.S._TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice (U.S. TV series)">The Voice</a></i></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Council" title="Floyd Council">Floyd Council</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blues" title="Blues">blues</a> musician</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Amy_Dumas" class="mw-redirect" title="Amy Dumas">Lita</a> (Amy Dumas), former <a href="/wiki/World_Wrestling_Entertainment" class="mw-redirect" title="World Wrestling Entertainment">WWE</a> Diva; now resides in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Harrington_(baseball)" title="Bill Harrington (baseball)">Bill Harrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">MLB</a> pitcher<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24">[24]</a></sup></li>
<li>Ricky Hurtado, NC House District 63 Representative<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a></sup></li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/J._D._McDuffie" title="J. D. McDuffie">J. D. McDuffie</a>, <a href="/wiki/NASCAR" title="NASCAR">NASCAR</a> driver</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Judd" title="Wayne Judd">Wayne Judd</a>, Celebrity Chef, star of CookItUp! With Chef Wayne television, former principal trumpet Lee County Community Orchestra, former youth pastor Abundant Life Christian Center</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Pittman" title="Jack Pittman">Jack Pittman</a>, illustrator and cartoonist</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/ACHES" title="ACHES">ACHES</a> (Patrick Price), professional <a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">eSports</a> player, best known for playing <i><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty" title="Call of Duty">Call of Duty</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Robert_T._Reives_II" title="Robert T. Reives II">Robert T. Reives II</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Akeem_Richmond" title="Akeem Richmond">Akeem Richmond</a>, professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a></sup></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Herb_Thomas" title="Herb Thomas">Herb Thomas</a>, NASCAR driver</li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Wicker" class="mw-redirect" title="Dennis Wicker">Dennis Wicker</a>, former lieutenant governor; partner at Nelson Mullins Law Firm; board member of Coca-Cola Consolidated and First Bank</li>
<li><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_dave&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The dave (page does not exist)">The dave</a>, He's The Dave. What else do you need to know.</li></ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Sister_city">Sister city</span></h2>
<p>Sanford has one <a href="/wiki/Sister_city" title="Sister city">sister city</a>, as designated by <a href="/wiki/Sister_Cities_International" title="Sister Cities International">Sister Cities International</a>:<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a></sup>
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span> <a href="/wiki/Yixing" title="Yixing">Yixing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jiangsu" title="Jiangsu">Jiangsu</a>, <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a></li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150129050816/http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm">"Lee County Major Manufacturers (2012)"</a>. Lee County. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lcedc.com/leemanufacturers.htm">the original</a> on 29 January 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 January</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Lee+County+Major+Manufacturers+%282012%29&rft.pub=Lee+County&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcedc.com%2Fleemanufacturers.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASanford%2C+North+Carolina" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rantnc.com">"The Rant"</a></span>
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<li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r999302996"/><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150105141950/http://www.thegriffinacademy.org/#!about/c1se">"About the Griffin Academy"</a>. The Griffin Academy. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thegriffinacademy.org/#!about/c1se">the original</a> on 5 January 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 January</span> 2015</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=About+the+Griffin+Academy&rft.pub=The+Griffin+Academy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thegriffinacademy.org%2F%23%21about%2Fc1se&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASanford%2C+North+Carolina" class="Z3988"></span></span>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Lemon_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Lemon Springs, North Carolina">Lemon Springs</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_North_Carolina" title="Geography of North Carolina">Geography</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_parks" title="List of North Carolina state parks">state parks</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_North_Carolina" title="Wildlife of North Carolina">wildlife</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/History_of_North_Carolina" title="History of North Carolina">History</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Mass media in North Carolina">Mass media</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_North_Carolina" title="List of newspapers in North Carolina">newspapers</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of radio stations in North Carolina">radio</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_North_Carolina" title="List of television stations in North Carolina">TV</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_North_Carolina" title="List of people from North Carolina">North Carolinians</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_North_Carolina" title="Politics of North Carolina">Politics</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_North_Carolina" title="Government of North Carolina">government</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_Carolina" title="Law of North Carolina">law</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/List_of_North_Carolina_state_symbols" title="List of North Carolina state symbols">Symbols</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Tourist attractions in North Carolina">Tourist attractions</a></li></ul>
</div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="7" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/100px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/150px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg/200px-Seal_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="720" /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_North_Carolina" title="Seal of North Carolina">Seal of North Carolina</a></span></div><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg" class="image"><img alt="Flag of North Carolina.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/100px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="thumbborder" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/150px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg/200px-Flag_of_North_Carolina.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></a><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_of_North_Carolina" title="Flag of North Carolina">Flag of North Carolina</a></span></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_North_Carolina" title="Culture of North Carolina">Culture</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_North_Carolina" title="Music of North Carolina">music</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_North_Carolina" title="Sports in North Carolina">sports</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_North_Carolina" title="Crime in North Carolina">Crime</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_North_Carolina" title="Demographics of North Carolina">Demographics</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_North_Carolina" title="Economy of North Carolina">Economy</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina#Education" title="North Carolina">Education</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_North_Carolina" title="Elections in North Carolina">Elections</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gambling_in_North_Carolina" title="Gambling in North Carolina">Gambling</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#North_Carolina" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina" title="Western North Carolina">Western</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#Foothills" title="Western North Carolina">Foothills</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Western_North_Carolina#High_Country" title="Western North Carolina">High Country</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_(United_States)" title="Piedmont (United States)">Piedmont</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_metropolitan_area" title="Charlotte metropolitan area">Metrolina (Charlotte)</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Piedmont_Triad" title="Piedmont Triad">Piedmont Triad</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Triangle</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_North_Carolina" title="Eastern North Carolina">Eastern</a>
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sandhills_(Carolina)" title="Sandhills (Carolina)">Sandhills</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_(region)" title="Cape Fear (region)">Cape Fear</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Coast" title="Crystal Coast">Crystal Coast</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a></li></ul></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#Largest_cities" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asheville,_North_Carolina" title="Asheville, North Carolina">Asheville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cary,_North_Carolina" title="Cary, North Carolina">Cary</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Chapel Hill, North Carolina">Chapel Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/High_Point,_North_Carolina" title="High Point, North Carolina">High Point</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston‑Salem</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_North_Carolina#A" title="List of municipalities in North Carolina">Smaller cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle,_North_Carolina" title="Albemarle, North Carolina">Albemarle</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Apex,_North_Carolina" title="Apex, North Carolina">Apex</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Asheboro,_North_Carolina" title="Asheboro, North Carolina">Asheboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Burlington,_North_Carolina" title="Burlington, North Carolina">Burlington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Conover,_North_Carolina" title="Conover, North Carolina">Conover</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Eden,_North_Carolina" title="Eden, North Carolina">Eden</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabeth City, North Carolina">Elizabeth City</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Garner,_North_Carolina" title="Garner, North Carolina">Garner</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_North_Carolina" title="Graham, North Carolina">Graham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Havelock,_North_Carolina" title="Havelock, North Carolina">Havelock</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hickory,_North_Carolina" title="Hickory, North Carolina">Hickory</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis,_North_Carolina" title="Kannapolis, North Carolina">Kannapolis</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kings_Mountain,_North_Carolina" title="Kings Mountain, North Carolina">Kings Mountain</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lewisville,_North_Carolina" title="Lewisville, North Carolina">Lewisville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Reidsville,_North_Carolina" title="Reidsville, North Carolina">Reidsville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Rapids,_North_Carolina" title="Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina">Roanoke Rapids</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mount,_North_Carolina" title="Rocky Mount, North Carolina">Rocky Mount</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury,_North_Carolina" title="Salisbury, North Carolina">Salisbury</a></li>
<li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sanford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville,_North_Carolina" title="Thomasville, North Carolina">Thomasville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest,_North_Carolina" title="Wake Forest, North Carolina">Wake Forest</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Towns_in_North_Carolina" title="Category:Towns in North Carolina">Major towns</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brevard,_North_Carolina" title="Brevard, North Carolina">Brevard</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carrboro,_North_Carolina" title="Carrboro, North Carolina">Carrboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clayton,_North_Carolina" title="Clayton, North Carolina">Clayton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius,_North_Carolina" title="Cornelius, North Carolina">Cornelius</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dunn,_North_Carolina" title="Dunn, North Carolina">Dunn</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fuquay-Varina,_North_Carolina" title="Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina">Fuquay-Varina</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Harrisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Harrisburg, North Carolina">Harrisburg</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Springs,_North_Carolina" title="Holly Springs, North Carolina">Holly Springs</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hope_Mills,_North_Carolina" title="Hope Mills, North Carolina">Hope Mills</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Huntersville,_North_Carolina" title="Huntersville, North Carolina">Huntersville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Trail,_North_Carolina" title="Indian Trail, North Carolina">Indian Trail</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kernersville,_North_Carolina" title="Kernersville, North Carolina">Kernersville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Knightdale,_North_Carolina" title="Knightdale, North Carolina">Knightdale</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Leland,_North_Carolina" title="Leland, North Carolina">Leland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Matthews,_North_Carolina" title="Matthews, North Carolina">Matthews</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Midland,_North_Carolina" title="Midland, North Carolina">Midland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mint_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Mint Hill, North Carolina">Mint Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mooresville,_North_Carolina" title="Mooresville, North Carolina">Mooresville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morehead_City,_North_Carolina" title="Morehead City, North Carolina">Morehead City</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morrisville,_North_Carolina" title="Morrisville, North Carolina">Morrisville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Pleasant,_North_Carolina" title="Mount Pleasant, North Carolina">Mount Pleasant</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_North_Carolina" title="Oxford, North Carolina">Oxford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Shallotte,_North_Carolina" title="Shallotte, North Carolina">Shallotte</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Pines,_North_Carolina" title="Southern Pines, North Carolina">Southern Pines</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Waynesville,_North_Carolina" title="Waynesville, North Carolina">Waynesville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Winterville,_North_Carolina" title="Winterville, North Carolina">Winterville</a></li></ul>
</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina" title="List of counties in North Carolina">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">
<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamance_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alamance County, North Carolina">Alamance</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alexander County, North Carolina">Alexander</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_North_Carolina" title="Alleghany County, North Carolina">Alleghany</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Anson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Anson County, North Carolina">Anson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Ashe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Ashe County, North Carolina">Ashe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Avery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Avery County, North Carolina">Avery</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort_County,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort County, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bertie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bertie County, North Carolina">Bertie</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bladen_County,_North_Carolina" title="Bladen County, North Carolina">Bladen</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brunswick_County,_North_Carolina" title="Brunswick County, North Carolina">Brunswick</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Buncombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Buncombe County, North Carolina">Buncombe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Burke County, North Carolina">Burke</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cabarrus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cabarrus County, North Carolina">Cabarrus</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caldwell County, North Carolina">Caldwell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_North_Carolina" title="Camden County, North Carolina">Camden</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Caswell County, North Carolina">Caswell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Catawba_County,_North_Carolina" title="Catawba County, North Carolina">Catawba </a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chatham County, North Carolina">Chatham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cherokee County, North Carolina">Cherokee</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Chowan_County,_North_Carolina" title="Chowan County, North Carolina">Chowan</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_North_Carolina" title="Clay County, North Carolina">Clay</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cleveland County, North Carolina">Cleveland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_County,_North_Carolina" title="Columbus County, North Carolina">Columbus</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Craven_County,_North_Carolina" title="Craven County, North Carolina">Craven</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_North_Carolina" title="Cumberland County, North Carolina">Cumberland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_County,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck County, North Carolina">Currituck</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dare_County,_North_Carolina" title="Dare County, North Carolina">Dare</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Davidson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davidson County, North Carolina">Davidson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Davie_County,_North_Carolina" title="Davie County, North Carolina">Davie</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Duplin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Duplin County, North Carolina">Duplin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Durham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Durham County, North Carolina">Durham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edgecombe_County,_North_Carolina" title="Edgecombe County, North Carolina">Edgecombe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_North_Carolina" title="Forsyth County, North Carolina">Forsyth</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin County, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gaston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gaston County, North Carolina">Gaston</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gates_County,_North_Carolina" title="Gates County, North Carolina">Gates</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Graham_County,_North_Carolina" title="Graham County, North Carolina">Graham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Granville_County,_North_Carolina" title="Granville County, North Carolina">Granville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina" title="Greene County, North Carolina">Greene</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Guilford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Guilford County, North Carolina">Guilford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_North_Carolina" title="Halifax County, North Carolina">Halifax</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Harnett_County,_North_Carolina" title="Harnett County, North Carolina">Harnett</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Haywood_County,_North_Carolina" title="Haywood County, North Carolina">Haywood</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson County, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hertford_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hertford County, North Carolina">Hertford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hoke_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hoke County, North Carolina">Hoke</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Iredell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Iredell County, North Carolina">Iredell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jackson County, North Carolina">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Johnston_County,_North_Carolina" title="Johnston County, North Carolina">Johnston</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jones_County,_North_Carolina" title="Jones County, North Carolina">Jones</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lee County, North Carolina">Lee</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir County, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_North_Carolina" title="Lincoln County, North Carolina">Lincoln</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_North_Carolina" title="Macon County, North Carolina">Macon</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_North_Carolina" title="Madison County, North Carolina">Madison</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_North_Carolina" title="Martin County, North Carolina">Martin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/McDowell_County,_North_Carolina" title="McDowell County, North Carolina">McDowell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mitchell County, North Carolina">Mitchell</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_North_Carolina" title="Montgomery County, North Carolina">Montgomery</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Moore_County,_North_Carolina" title="Moore County, North Carolina">Moore</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Nash_County,_North_Carolina" title="Nash County, North Carolina">Nash</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/New_Hanover_County,_North_Carolina" title="New Hanover County, North Carolina">New Hanover</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_North_Carolina" title="Northampton County, North Carolina">Northampton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Onslow_County,_North_Carolina" title="Onslow County, North Carolina">Onslow</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_North_Carolina" title="Orange County, North Carolina">Orange</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pamlico_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pamlico County, North Carolina">Pamlico</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pasquotank_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pasquotank County, North Carolina">Pasquotank</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pender_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pender County, North Carolina">Pender</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Perquimans_County,_North_Carolina" title="Perquimans County, North Carolina">Perquimans</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Person_County,_North_Carolina" title="Person County, North Carolina">Person</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Pitt_County,_North_Carolina" title="Pitt County, North Carolina">Pitt</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_North_Carolina" title="Polk County, North Carolina">Polk</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_North_Carolina" title="Randolph County, North Carolina">Randolph</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_County,_North_Carolina" title="Richmond County, North Carolina">Richmond</a></li>
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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle,_North_Carolina" title="Albemarle, North Carolina">Albemarle</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Bayboro,_North_Carolina" title="Bayboro, North Carolina">Bayboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Beaufort,_North_Carolina" title="Beaufort, North Carolina">Beaufort</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Bolivia,_North_Carolina" title="Bolivia, North Carolina">Bolivia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Boone,_North_Carolina" title="Boone, North Carolina">Boone</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Brevard,_North_Carolina" title="Brevard, North Carolina">Brevard</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Burgaw,_North_Carolina" title="Burgaw, North Carolina">Burgaw</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_North_Carolina" title="Burnsville, North Carolina">Burnsville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Camden,_North_Carolina" title="Camden, North Carolina">Camden</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Carthage,_North_Carolina" title="Carthage, North Carolina">Carthage</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Clinton,_North_Carolina" title="Clinton, North Carolina">Clinton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Columbia,_North_Carolina" title="Columbia, North Carolina">Columbia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_North_Carolina" title="Columbus, North Carolina">Columbus</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Concord,_North_Carolina" title="Concord, North Carolina">Concord</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Currituck,_North_Carolina" title="Currituck, North Carolina">Currituck</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Danbury,_North_Carolina" title="Danbury, North Carolina">Danbury</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Dobson,_North_Carolina" title="Dobson, North Carolina">Dobson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Edenton,_North_Carolina" title="Edenton, North Carolina">Edenton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_City,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabeth City, North Carolina">Elizabeth City</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Elizabethtown,_North_Carolina" title="Elizabethtown, North Carolina">Elizabethtown</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Fayetteville,_North_Carolina" title="Fayetteville, North Carolina">Fayetteville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_North_Carolina" title="Franklin, North Carolina">Franklin</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gastonia,_North_Carolina" title="Gastonia, North Carolina">Gastonia</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Gatesville,_North_Carolina" title="Gatesville, North Carolina">Gatesville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Goldsboro,_North_Carolina" title="Goldsboro, North Carolina">Goldsboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Graham,_North_Carolina" title="Graham, North Carolina">Graham</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greensboro,_North_Carolina" title="Greensboro, North Carolina">Greensboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Greenville,_North_Carolina" title="Greenville, North Carolina">Greenville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Halifax,_North_Carolina" title="Halifax, North Carolina">Halifax</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hayesville,_North_Carolina" title="Hayesville, North Carolina">Hayesville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Henderson,_North_Carolina" title="Henderson, North Carolina">Henderson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hendersonville,_North_Carolina" title="Hendersonville, North Carolina">Hendersonville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hertford,_North_Carolina" title="Hertford, North Carolina">Hertford</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Hillsborough,_North_Carolina" title="Hillsborough, North Carolina">Hillsborough</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jackson,_North_Carolina" title="Jackson, North Carolina">Jackson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jacksonville,_North_Carolina" title="Jacksonville, North Carolina">Jacksonville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson,_North_Carolina" title="Jefferson, North Carolina">Jefferson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kenansville,_North_Carolina" title="Kenansville, North Carolina">Kenansville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Kinston,_North_Carolina" title="Kinston, North Carolina">Kinston</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Laurinburg,_North_Carolina" title="Laurinburg, North Carolina">Laurinburg</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lenoir,_North_Carolina" title="Lenoir, North Carolina">Lenoir</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_North_Carolina" title="Lexington, North Carolina">Lexington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lillington,_North_Carolina" title="Lillington, North Carolina">Lillington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lincolnton,_North_Carolina" title="Lincolnton, North Carolina">Lincolnton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Louisburg,_North_Carolina" title="Louisburg, North Carolina">Louisburg</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Lumberton,_North_Carolina" title="Lumberton, North Carolina">Lumberton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Manteo,_North_Carolina" title="Manteo, North Carolina">Manteo</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marion,_North_Carolina" title="Marion, North Carolina">Marion</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Marshall,_North_Carolina" title="Marshall, North Carolina">Marshall</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Mocksville,_North_Carolina" title="Mocksville, North Carolina">Mocksville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_North_Carolina" title="Monroe, North Carolina">Monroe</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Morganton,_North_Carolina" title="Morganton, North Carolina">Morganton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Murphy,_North_Carolina" title="Murphy, North Carolina">Murphy</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Nashville,_North_Carolina" title="Nashville, North Carolina">Nashville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/New_Bern,_North_Carolina" title="New Bern, North Carolina">New Bern</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Newland,_North_Carolina" title="Newland, North Carolina">Newland</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Newton,_North_Carolina" title="Newton, North Carolina">Newton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Oxford,_North_Carolina" title="Oxford, North Carolina">Oxford</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_North_Carolina" title="Plymouth, North Carolina">Plymouth</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Rutherfordton,_North_Carolina" title="Rutherfordton, North Carolina">Rutherfordton</a></li>
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<li><a href="/wiki/Shelby,_North_Carolina" title="Shelby, North Carolina">Shelby</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Smithfield,_North_Carolina" title="Smithfield, North Carolina">Smithfield</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Hill,_North_Carolina" title="Snow Hill, North Carolina">Snow Hill</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sparta,_North_Carolina" title="Sparta, North Carolina">Sparta</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Statesville,_North_Carolina" title="Statesville, North Carolina">Statesville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Swan_Quarter,_North_Carolina" title="Swan Quarter, North Carolina">Swan Quarter</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Sylva,_North_Carolina" title="Sylva, North Carolina">Sylva</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Tarboro,_North_Carolina" title="Tarboro, North Carolina">Tarboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Taylorsville,_North_Carolina" title="Taylorsville, North Carolina">Taylorsville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Trenton,_North_Carolina" title="Trenton, North Carolina">Trenton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_North_Carolina" title="Troy, North Carolina">Troy</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wadesboro,_North_Carolina" title="Wadesboro, North Carolina">Wadesboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Warrenton,_North_Carolina" title="Warrenton, North Carolina">Warrenton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_North_Carolina" title="Washington, North Carolina">Washington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Waynesville,_North_Carolina" title="Waynesville, North Carolina">Waynesville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wentworth,_North_Carolina" title="Wentworth, North Carolina">Wentworth</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Whiteville,_North_Carolina" title="Whiteville, North Carolina">Whitevile</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilkesboro,_North_Carolina" title="Wilkesboro, North Carolina">Wilkesboro</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Williamston,_North_Carolina" title="Williamston, North Carolina">Williamston</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilmington,_North_Carolina" title="Wilmington, North Carolina">Wilmington</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Wilson,_North_Carolina" title="Wilson, North Carolina">Wilson</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Windsor,_North_Carolina" title="Windsor, North Carolina">Windsor</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Winton,_North_Carolina" title="Winton, North Carolina">Winton</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Yadkinville,_North_Carolina" title="Yadkinville, North Carolina">Yadkinville</a></li>
<li><a href="/wiki/Yanceyville,_North_Carolina" title="Yanceyville, North Carolina">Yanceyville</a></li></ul>
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