The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. Per the 2020 census, the population was 168. Pocomoke Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 212 to 168 (-21%). Half of its homes were built before 1962.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sanford yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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1 historic place in Sanford
1 place in Sanford is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.