Stanly County /

Stanly County is a county located in the state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 61,254. Its county seat is Albemarle. The 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. Stanly County is a member of the regional Centralina Council of Governments. As of the 2000 Census, Stanly County is located entirely in North Carolina's 8th congressional district and is currently represented in the 111th United States Congress by Larry Kissell (D). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 404 square miles (1,047 km²), of which, 395 square miles (1,023 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (24 km²) of it (2.28%) is water. The county is divided into ten townships: Almond, Big Lick, Center, Endy, Furr, Locust, Stanfield, Harris, North Albemarle, Ridenhour, South Albemarle, and Tyson. As of the census of 2010, there were 60,585 people. In 2000 there were 22,223 households, and 16,156 families residing in the county. The