Candor is a town in Montgomery and

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, United States. The population was 813 at the 2020 census. Candor is the home of the North Carolina Peach Festival, held every year on the third Saturday of July.

History

Candor was so named for the settlers' honest dealings.

Geography

Candor is in southeastern Montgomery County, with the town limits extending east into western Moore County. U.S. Route 220 Alternate passes through the center of town as Main Street, leading north to Biscoe and south to Norman. North Carolina Highway 211 has its western terminus in Candor and leads southeast to Pinehurst. The

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freeway passes just east of Candor, with access from Exit 44. The freeway leads north to

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and south to Rockingham. According to the

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, the town of Candor has a total area of , all land. The west side of the town drains into tributaries of the

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, part of the

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watershed. The northeast part of town drains toward Cabin Creek, part of the Deep River watershed leading to the

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, while the southeast part drains toward Drowning Creek, a headwaters stream of the Lumber River and part of the Pee Dee River watershed.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 813 people, 335 households, and 266 families residing in the town.

2000 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 825 people, 280 households, and 204 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 299 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 79.03%

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, 8.73%

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, 0.24% Native American, 0.36%

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, 7.39% from other races, and 4.24% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 27.03% of the population. There were 280 households, out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were

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living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the population was spread out, with 23.4% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the town was $37,917, and the median income for a family was $42,000. Males had a median income of $27,031 versus $20,673 for females. The

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for the town was $15,107. About 8.3% of families and 14.4% of the population were below the

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, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in North Carolina Towns in Montgomery County, North Carolina