THE ALBEMARLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Carolina Slate Belt setting.
Albemarle city has 18.2 square miles of land in Stanly County. Its Census reference point is in Carolina Slate Belt, within Piedmont.
The Piedmont is a belt of irregular plains and hills between the Appalachians and the coastal plain. A complex mixture of older rocks underlies its pine and hardwood woodland landscapes.
Regional context: Piedmont ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Albemarle and Stanly County
Albemarle is associated with Stanly County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Albemarle by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Albemarle, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 2.4% recorded for Stanly County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Albemarle city has 10 times the land area of nearby Badin town (1.81 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

