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Population (year 2000): 23,220. Estimated
population in July 2005: 26,710 (+15.0% change)
Males: 11,464 (49.4%), Females: 11,756 (50.6%)
Lee
County
Zip codes:
27330.
Median resident age: 33.1 years
Median household income: $34,804 (year 2000)
Median house value: $88,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sanford:
- White Non-Hispanic (49.6%)
- Black (29.2%)
- Hispanic (19.0%)
- Other race (11.9%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (12.4%), English
(7.6%), German (5.6%), Irish (4.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.6%),
Scottish (3.1%).
Elevation: 350 feet
Land area: 24.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sanford
- High school or higher: 72.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sanford city
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 50.7%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 9.4%
15.7% Foreign born (14.2% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,257 (+22.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Sanford:
- CENTRAL CAROLINA HOSPITAL (1135 CARTHAGE ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Sanford:
- CHATHAM HOSPITAL INC (about 26 miles; SILER CITY,
NC)
- FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 28 miles;
PINEHURST, NC)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITAL (about 32
miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sanford:
- MOORE COUNTY (about 23 miles; PINEHURST/SOUTHERN
PINES, NC; ID: SOP)
- POPE AFB (about 25 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; ID: POB)
- RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 39 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM,
NC; ID: RDU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sanford:
- SANFORD-LEE COUNTY RGNL (about 10 miles; SANFORD,
NC; ID: TTA)
- SILER CITY MUNICIPAL (about 28 miles; SILER CITY,
NC; ID: 5W8)
- HARNETT COUNTY (about 32 miles; ERWIN, NC; ID: HRJ)
College/University in Sanford:
- CENTRAL CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,400; Location: 1105 KELLY DR; Public;
Website: www.ccarolina.cc.nc.us)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Sanford:
- CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 31 miles; BUIES
CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
- FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32
miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 4,815)
- NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
DURHAM, NC; FT enrollment: 4,487)
- FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 3,506)
- WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
RALEIGH, NC; FT enrollment: 4,754)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL (about
40 miles; CHAPEL HILL, NC; FT enrollment: 22,324)
- MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 40 miles; RALEIGH, NC; FT
enrollment: 2,173)
Public high school in Sanford:
- LEE COUNTY HIGH (Students: 2,522; Location:
1708 NASH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Sanford:
- LEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 374;
Location: 3220 KELLER ANDREWS ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 319;
Location: 2601 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Sanford:
- EAST LEE MIDDLE (Students: 1,090; Location:
1337 BROADWAY RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST LEE MIDDLE (Students: 1,071; Location:
3301 WICKER ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY (Students: 750; Location:
1915 BUFFALO LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- TRAMWAY ELEMENTARY (Students: 691; Location:
360 CENTER CHURCH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- J GLENN EDWARDS ELEMENTARY (Students: 629;
Location: 3115 CEMETERY RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GREENWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 615;
Location: 1127 GREENWOOD RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- BENJAMIN T BULLOCK ELEM (Students: 605;
Location: 1410 MCNEILL ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- J R INGRAM JR ELEMENTARY (Students: 574;
Location: 3309 WICKER ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- DEEP RIVER ELEMENTARY (Students: 523;
Location: 4000 DEEP RIVER RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- FLOYD L KNIGHT CHILDREN CTR (Students: 103;
Location: 607 W MCINTOSH ST; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Sanford:
- MARANATHA BAPTIST ACADEMY (Students: 37;
Location: 3110 CAMERON DRIVE; Grades: PK - 11)
- THE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF SANFO (Students: 14;
Location: P.O. BOX 1471; Grades: KG - 3)
Library in Sanford:
- LEE COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$718,476; Location: 107 HAWKINS AVENUE; 124,812 books;
3,497 audio materials; 4,028 video materials; 159 serial
subscriptions)
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