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Stanly County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
Meeting location: Gene McIntyre Meeting Room, Stanly Commons facility, 1000 N. First Street, Albemarle, NC 28001.
Register of Deeds: Jennifer Helms · 704.986.3640 · jhelms@stanlycountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://stanlyconc.portal.civicclerk.com/
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members (five residency districts and two at-large seats) elected at-large countywide to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Scott Efird. Vice Chairman: Bill Lawhon.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Towns (7)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (1)

Misenheimer (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (1)

Stanly County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (15)

Albemarle Fire Department
Aquadale Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Badin Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Bethany Community Fire Department, Incorporated
Center Rural Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
East Side Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Endy Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Millingport Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
New London Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Norwood Fire Department
Oakboro Rural Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Richfield-Misenheimer Fire Department, Incorporated
Ridgecrest Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
South Side Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
West Stanly Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Stanly Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water Supply (1)

Stanly Water and Sewer Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)