Sanford is a village in Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 813 at the 2020 census. In 1982, Sanford voters approved the repeal of its incorporation, but a Michigan court overturned the election results on the grounds that it should have been presented as one proposal instead of two.
On May 19, 2020, the Sanford Dam and Edenville Dam on the Tittabawassee River collapsed, forcing the evacuation of the village and largely destroying its downtown.
Geography
Sanford is in central Midland County, on the eastern side of Jerome Township. It is northwest of Midland, the county seat, and southeast of Coleman. U.S. Route 10, a four-lane freeway, passes through the north side of the village, connecting Midland and Coleman. M-30 (Michigan highway) runs along the eastern edge of the village, leading south to Merrill and north to West Branch.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village of Sanford has a total area of , of which are land and , or 17.8%, are water.
2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 859 people, 369 households, and 247 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 410 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.6% White, 0.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.6% of the population.
There were 369 households, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.1% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.
The median age in the village was 43.6 years. 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.1% were from 25 to 44; 31.5% were from 45 to 64; and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.3% male and 51.7% female.
2000 census
As of the census