Candor is a town in Montgomery and Moore counties, North Carolina, United States. The population was 813 at the 2020 census.
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 Interstate 73/Interstate 74/U.S. Route 220 freeway passes just east of Candor, with access from Exit 44. The freeway leads north to Asheboro and south to Rockingham.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town of Candor has a total area of , all land.
2020 census
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Candor racial composition
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)
| 322
| 39.61%
|-
!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)
| 75
| 9.23%
|-
!scope="row"| Asian
| 8
| 0.98%
|-
!scope="row"| Other/Mixed
| 13
| 1.6%
|-
!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino
| 395
| 48.59%
|}
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 census