Stanly County, North Carolina

Stanly County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 58,100. Its is.

History
The county was formed in from the part of  west of the. It was named for of  (-), who served several terms in the  and two terms (-, -) in the.

Law and government
Stanly County is a member of the regional.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,047 (404 ). 1,023 km² (395 sq mi) of it is land and 24 km² (9 sq mi) of it (2.28%) is water.

Townships
The county is divided into ten : Almond, Big Lick, Center, Endy, Furr, Harris, North Albemarle, Ridenhour, Sourightx|the Albemarle, and Tyson.

Adjacent Counties

 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - south-southeast
 * - south-southwest
 * - west

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 58,100 people, 22,223 households, and 16,156 families residing in the county. The was 57/km² (147/sq mi). There were 24,582 housing units at an average density of 24/km² (62/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 84.67%, 11.46% or , 0.25% , 1.81% , 0.02% , 1.01% from , and 0.79% from two or more races. 2.13% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 22,223 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.30% were living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.00% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,898, and the median income for a family was $43,956. Males had a median income of $31,444 versus $21,585 for females. The for the county was $17,825. About 8.10% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Universities

 * Pfeiffer University "Falcons"
 * Stanly Community College "Eagles"

High schools

 * Albemarle High School "Bulldogs"
 * Gray Stone Day School "Knights"
 * North Stanly High School "Comets
 * South Stanly High School "Rebel Bulls"
 * West Stanly High School "Colts"

Middle schools

 * Albemarle Middle School "Bulldogs"
 * New London Choice Middle School "Rockets"
 * South Stanly Middle School

Elementary schools

 * Aquadale Elementary
 * Badin Elementary
 * Central Elementary
 * East Albemarle Elementary
 * Endy Elementary
 * Kendall Valley Elementary
 * Locust Elementary
 * Millingport Elementary
 * North Albemarle Elementary
 * Norwood Elementary
 * Oakboro Elementary
 * Richfield Elementary
 * Ridgecrest Elementary
 * Running Creek Elementary
 * Stanfield Elementary