Stanly County, North Carolina

{{Short description|County in North Carolina, United States}} {{redirect-distinguish|Stanly County|Stanley County (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox U.S. county | county = Stanly County | state = North Carolina | seal = Stanly County, North Carolina seal.gif | founded = 1841 | named for = John Stanly | seat wl = Albemarle | largest city wl = Albemarle | city type = municipality | area_total_sq_mi = 404.81 | area_land_sq_mi = 395.08 | area_water_sq_mi = 9.73 | area percentage = 2.40 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_total = 62504 | pop_est_as_of = 2025 | population_est = 68830 {{gain}} | population_density_sq_mi = 158.21 | coordinates = {{coord|35.31|-80.25|type:adm2nd_region:US-NC_source:USCensusBureau2020gazetteerfiles|display=inline,title}} | web = www.stanlycountync.gov | district = 8th | time zone = Eastern | ex image = Stanly County Courthouse, North Carolina full view.jpg | ex image cap = Stanly County Courthouse in Albemarle | motto = "Water, Air, Land, Success" | logo = Stanly County Logo.jpg }}

'''Stanly County''' is a county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 62,504.<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> Its county seat is Albemarle.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>

Stanly County comprises the Albemarle, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC Combined Statistical Area.

==History==

The site of modern-day Stanly County was originally peopled by small tribes of hunter-gatherers and Mound Builders whose artifacts and settlements have been dated back nearly 10,000 years. Large-scale European settlement of the region came in the mid-18th century via two primary waves: immigrants of Dutch, Scots-Irish and German descent moved from Pennsylvania and New Jersey seeking enhanced religious and political tolerance, while immigrants of English backgrounds came to the region from Virginia and the Cape Fear River Basin in Eastern North Carolina.

In early English colonial times, the Stanly County area was politically part of the New Hanover Precinct, out of which the Bladen Precinct was created in 1734.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Huneycutt |first1=A. C. |title=History of Stanly County and a Record of Stanly County's Service Record in World War I |date=c. 1920 |url=https://library.digitalnc.org/cdm/ref/collection/ncmemory/id/119559}}</ref> The renamed Bladen County was subdivided to create Anson County in 1750, which in turn spawned Montgomery County in 1779.

Stanly County was formed in 1841 from the part of Montgomery County west of the Pee Dee River. It was named for John Stanly of New Bern (1774–1834), who served several terms in the North Carolina House of Commons and two terms (1801–1803, 1809–1811) in the United States House of Representatives.

===Hanging of Alec Whitley=== Whitley was accused of theft and murder in Stanly County and also in Arkansas. Following a short manhunt through several states, he was captured by a local posse near Big Lick in 1892. Shortly after his capture and incarceration a mob of angry citizens gathered at the jail to demand Whitley be turned over to them. Sheriff Snuggs had been alerted to the mob's intention and he transferred all the prisoners from the jail to his own home across the street—except Whitley, who was seized by the mob, beaten, and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131216160204/http://stanlycountymuseum.com/snuggs.html hanged from a tree off South Street] in Albemarle.

===Name=== Research by Chris Bramlett indicates that John Stanly had no connection with the area named for him, but that the name was chosen to please state legislators. Bramlett also believed that Stanly's father John Wright Stanly was named Stanley and changed the spelling. Because the county's name was often misspelled, in 1971 the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation making the "Stanly" spelling official.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thesnaponline.com/2022/04/04/spirit-of-stanly-whats-in-a-name-quite-a-bit-for-stanly-county-residents/|title=Spirit of Stanly: What’s in a name? Quite a bit for Stanly County residents|last=Miller|first=Chris|work=Stanly News and Press|date=March 27, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>

==Geography== {{maplink|frame=yes|zoom=8|id=Q507798|type=shape-inverse|text=Interactive map of Stanly County}} According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|404.81|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|395.08|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|9.73|sqmi}} (2.40%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>

===National protected areas/sites=== * Hardaway Site * Uwharrie National Forest (part)

===State and local protected areas=== * Badin Lake Park * Locust City Park * Morrow Mountain State Park * Pee Dee River Game Land (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref> * Roger F. Snyder Greenway * Town of Oakboro District Park * Yadkin River Game Land (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies=== * Badin Lake * Big Bear Creek * Great Pee Dee River * Island Creek * Lake Tillery * Little Bear Creek * Little Creek * Little Long Creek * Long Creek * Long Lake * Mountain Creek * Riles Creek * Rocky River * Tuckertown Reservoir * Yadkin River

===Adjacent counties=== * Rowan County – north * Davidson County – northeast * Montgomery County – east * Anson County – south * Union County – south * Richmond County – southeast * Cabarrus County – west

===Major highways=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US|52}} * {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|52|dab1=Albemarle}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|8}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|24}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|27}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|49}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|73}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|138}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|200}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|205}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|731}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|740}} * {{Jct|state=NC|NC|742}} {{div col end}}

===Major infrastructure=== * Stanly County Airport

==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1850 = 6922 | 1860 = 7801 | 1870 = 8315 | 1880 = 10505 | 1890 = 12136 | 1900 = 15220 | 1910 = 19909 | 1920 = 27429 | 1930 = 30216 | 1940 = 32834 | 1950 = 37130 | 1960 = 40873 | 1970 = 42822 | 1980 = 48517 | 1990 = 51765 | 2000 = 58100 | 2010 = 60585 | 2020 = 62504 | estyear = 2025 | estimate = 68830 | estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2025">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2025|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 6, 2026}}</ref> {{increase}} | footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/oh190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=February 7, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/stanlycountynorthcarolina|title=QuickFacts: Stanly County, North Carolina|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 22, 2024}}</ref> | align = right | align-fn = center }} thumb|2020 population density of Stanly County NC by census block<ref>{{Cite web |title=2025 TIGER/Line® Shapefiles |url=https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/geo/shapefiles/index.php?year=2025&layergroup=Blocks+(2020) |access-date=2026-04-14 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

===Racial and ethnic composition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+'''Stanly County, North Carolina – Racial and ethnic composition''' {{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}} !Race / Ethnicity (''NH = Non-Hispanic'') !Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - General Social and Economic Characteristics - North Carolina - Table 15 - Persons by Race: 1980 and Table 16 - Persons by Spanish Origin, Race, and Sex: 1980 |url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_ncABC-02.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau|page=14-25|via= WayBack Machine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250228195108/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_ncABC-02.pdf| archive-date=February 28, 2025}}</ref> !Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - North Carolina: Table 3 - Race and Hispanic Origin |website=United States Census Bureau|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-35.pdf|access-date=|page=15-64|via= WayBack Machine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320045449/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-35.pdf| archive-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref> !Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Stanly County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US37167&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stanly County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37167&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" | Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stanly County, North Carolina|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US37167&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}</ref> !% 1980 !% 1990 !% 2000 !% 2010 !style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020 |- |White alone (NH) |42,516 |45,102 |48,611 |49,877 |style='background: #ffffe6; |48,645 |87.63% |87.13% |83.67% |82.33% |style='background: #ffffe6; |77.83% |- |Black or African American alone (NH) |5,609 |5,954 |6,641 |6,590 |style='background: #ffffe6; |7,000 |11.56% |11.50% |11.43% |10.88% |style='background: #ffffe6; |11.20% |- |Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) |41 |153 |138 |175 |style='background: #ffffe6; |210 |0.08% |0.30% |0.24% |0.29% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34% |- |Asian alone (NH) |88 |243 |1,038 |1,108 |style='background: #ffffe6; |1,140 |0.18% |0.47% |1.79% |1.83% |style='background: #ffffe6; |1.82% |- |Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> |9 |10 |style='background: #ffffe6; |9 |x |x |0.02% |0.02% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01% |- |Other race alone (NH) |13 |4 |21 |47 |style='background: #ffffe6; |131 |0.03% |0.01% |0.04% |0.08% |style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21% |- |Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) |x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> |x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> |405 |612 |style='background: #ffffe6; |2,283 |x |x |0.70% |1.01% |style='background: #ffffe6; |3.65% |- |Hispanic or Latino (any race) |250 |309 |1,237 |2,166 |style='background: #ffffe6; |3,086 |0.52% |0.60% |2.13% |3.58% |style='background: #ffffe6; |4.94% |- |'''Total''' |'''48,517''' |'''51,765''' |'''58,100''' |'''60,585''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''62,504 ''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |'''100.00%''' |style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%''' |}

===2020 census=== As of the 2020 census, there were 62,504 people, 24,742 households, and 16,569 families residing in the county.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=county%3A167&in=state%3A37|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="2020CensusQuickFacts"/> The median age was 42.6 years, with 21.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 19.7% aged 65 years or older. For every 100 females there were 98.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.0 males.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

The racial makeup of the county was 78.6% White, 11.3% Black or African American, 0.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.8% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 3.0% from some other race, and 4.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.9% of the population.<ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=county%3A167&in=state%3A37|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

27.2% of residents lived in urban areas, while 72.8% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=county%3A167&in=state%3A37|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=December 26, 2025|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 24,742 households in the county, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.5% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 27,685 housing units, of which 10.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 72.1% were owner-occupied and 27.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.8%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

===2010 census=== At the 2010 census,<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 60,585 people. In 2000 there were 22,223 households, and 16,156 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|147|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people}}. There were 24,582 housing units at an average density of {{convert|62|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.67% White, 11.46% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 1.81% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.79% from two or more races. 2.13% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 married couples 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 per capita income for the county was $17,825. About 8.10% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

==Law and government== Stanly County is a member of the regional Centralina Council of Governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://centralina.org/what-is-ccog/our-region/|title=Centralina Council of Governments|access-date=August 10, 2019}}</ref>

The current sheriff of Stanly County is Jeff Crisco.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stanly County |url=https://ncsheriffs.org/sheriffs/stanly |access-date=December 16, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Politics=== Stanly is currently a solidly Republican county. It has voted Republican in every presidential election since 1944, with the sole exception of 1976 when Southern Democrat Jimmy Carter carried the county. It did vote Democratic in every election from 1876 to 1900, but since then it has voted solidly Republican except in the 1912 Wilson and 1932 to 1940 Franklin Roosevelt landslides, and with southerners John W. Davis and Carter heading the Democratic tickets.

{{PresHead|place=Stanly County, North Carolina|source=<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>}}  {{PresRow|1912|Democratic|105|1,702|1,548|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,941|2,110|9|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1920|Republican|4,312|3,843|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,594|3,832|50|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1928|Republican|4,597|3,000|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,992|5,785|49|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1936|Democratic|4,523|6,505|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1940|Democratic|4,569|6,321|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1944|Republican|6,083|5,499|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1948|Republican|5,902|4,415|1,357|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1952|Republican|10,093|7,202|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1956|Republican|10,667|6,693|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1960|Republican|11,080|8,259|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1964|Republican|8,924|7,931|0|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1968|Republican|9,428|4,199|4,706|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1972|Republican|12,459|5,218|295|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1976|Democratic|8,845|9,262|80|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1980|Republican|9,734|7,784|328|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1984|Republican|13,116|6,138|35|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1988|Republican|11,885|6,627|20|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1992|Republican|11,030|7,735|2,899|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|1996|Republican|11,446|7,131|1,756|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2000|Republican|15,548|7,066|204|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2004|Republican|17,814|7,650|89|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2008|Republican|19,329|8,878|299|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2012|Republican|19,904|8,431|382|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2016|Republican|21,964|7,094|859|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2020|Republican|25,458|8,129|352|North Carolina}} {{PresRow|2024|Republican|27,518|8,881|315|North Carolina}} {{PresFoot}}

==Education== ===Elementary schools=== * Aquadale Elementary "Little Bulls" * Badin Elementary "Watts" * Carolina Christian School "Lions" * Central Elementary "Bulldogs" * East Albemarle Elementary "Bullpups" * Endy Elementary "Redhawks" * Locust Elementary "Colts" * Millingport Elementary "Wildcats" * Norwood Elementary "Bulls" * Oakboro Elementary "Eagles" * Richfield Elementary "Tigers" * Stanfield Elementary "Wildcats"

===Middle schools=== * Albemarle Middle School "Bulldogs" * Carolina Christian School "Lions" * North Stanly Middle School "Comets" * South Stanly Middle School "Bulls" * West Stanly Middle School "Colts"

===High schools=== * Carolina Christian School "Lions" * Gray Stone Day School "Knights" * North Stanly High School "Comets" * South Stanly High School "Bulls" * Albemarle High School "Bulldogs" * Stanly Early College "Tigers" * West Stanly High School "Colts" * Stanly Academy Learning Center

===Universities=== thumb|350px|Patterson Building in Stanly Community College campus * Pfeiffer University "Falcons" * Stanly Community College "Eagles"

==Media== The area is served by ''The Weekly Post'', a weekly newspaper. It is also served by ''Stanly News Journal'', a bi-weekly newspaper that also posts local news on its website.

There are 2 radio stations locally owned by Stanly Communications, Inc. WSPC broadcasts at 1010 AM and 107.3 FM, and the current format is primarily news and conservative talk radio.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1010 WSPC AM is the News Talk and Information radio station for Albemarle NC, Stanly County |url=https://www.1010wspc.com/index.html# |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=www.1010wspc.com}}</ref> WZKY broadcasts at 1580 AM and 103.3 FM, and primarily plays music from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1010 WSPC AM is the News Talk and Information radio station for Albemarle NC, Stanly County |url=https://www.1010wspc.com/wzky.html |access-date=November 3, 2023 |website=www.1010wspc.com}}</ref>

==Communities== thumb|275px|Map of Stanly County with municipal and township labels

===Cities=== * Albemarle (county seat and largest municipality) * Locust (most; small portion in Cabarrus)

===Towns=== {{div col}} * Badin * Misenheimer * New London * Norwood * Oakboro * Red Cross * Richfield * Stanfield {{div col end}}

===Townships=== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Almond * Big Lick * Center * Endy * Furr * Harris * North Albemarle * Ridenhour * South Albemarle * Tyson {{div col end}}

===Census-designated places=== * Aquadale * Millingport

===Other unincorporated communities=== {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Beetsville * Big Lick * Cottonville * Endy * Finger * Frog Pond * Lambert * Palestine * Palmerville * Plyler * Porter * Ridgecrest * Tuckertown * Kingville {{div col end}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{osmrelation|2528744}} * {{official website|https://www.stanlycountync.gov/}} * [http://ncgenweb.us/nc/stanly/ NCGenWeb Stanly County], genealogy resources for the county

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