Sanford may refer to:

People

Sanford (given name) Sanford is a male given name of Old English origin, meaning "sandy ford". Notable people with the name include: * Sanford Barsky, American professor of pathology *Sanford Bates (1884–1972), American politician and administrator * Sanford Berman ( ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Sanford (surname) Sanford is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Sanford, Dominican cricketer * Agnes Sanford, American Christian writer * Arlene Sanford, American film and television director * Chance Sanford, American baseball player * Charl ...

, including a list of people with the name

Places

United States

Sanford, Alabama Sanford is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 257. Sanford was originally incorporated in 1902 and was on the 1910 U.S. Census. It did not appear again on the census until 1960. Geography S ...

, a town in Covington County *

Sanford, Colorado Sanford is a statutory town in Conejos County, Colorado, United States. The population was 879 at the 2010 census. A post office called Sanford has been in operation since 1888. The town was named after Silas Sanford Smith, a Mormon pioneer. ...

, a statutory town in Conejos County * Sanford, Florida, the county seat of Seminole County **

Orlando Sanford International Airport Orlando Sanford International Airport is in Sanford, Florida, United States, near Orlando. It was built as Naval Air Station Sanford, a Master Jet Base for carrier-based attack and reconnaissance aircraft, and was used by the U.S. Navy until ...

, in Sanford, Florida * Sanford, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Sanford, Kansas, an unincorporated community in Pawnee County *

Sanford, Maine Sanford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 21,982 in the 2020 census, making it the seventh largest municipality in the state. Situated on the Mousam River, Sanford includes the village of Springvale. The city ...

, a city in York County **

Sanford (CDP), Maine Sanford is a former census-designated place (CDP) comprising the downtown portion of the city of Sanford in York County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 9,761 at the 2010 census. The CDP was abolished after the town of Sanfor ...

, a former census-designated place in downtown Sanford *

Sanford, Michigan Sanford is a village in Midland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 859 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Jerome Township. History In 1864, Charles Sanford, of Madison County, New York, purchased of land ...

, a village in Midland County *

Sanford, Mississippi Sanford is an unincorporated community in Covington County, Mississippi, United States. History Early History The Sanford community was very sparsely populated at the turn of the 18th century. The "founding families" began arriving in the early ...

, an unincorporated community in Covington County *

Sanford, New York Sanford is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. The population was 2,407 at the 2010 census. The town is on the eastern border of the county and the southern border of the state of New York. Sanford is east of Binghamton. History ...

, a town in Broome County *

Sanford, North Carolina Sanford is a city in Lee County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 30,261 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lee County. History Sanford was named for C.O. Sanford, a railroad civil engineer instrumental in the building ...

, a city in Lee County * Sanford, Texas, a town in Hutchinson County *

Sanford, Virginia Sanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 212. Pocomoke Farm was added to the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic P ...

, a census-designated place in Accomack County *

Mount Sanford (Alaska) Mount Sanford is a shield volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, in eastern Alaska near the Copper River. It is the sixth highest mountain in the United States and the third highest volcano behind Mount Bona and Mount Blackburn. The south fac ...

, a shield volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic Field * Sanford Stadium, Athens, Georgia, football venue at the University of Georgia

Canada

Sanford, Manitoba Sanford is an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald in Manitoba. Sanford lies approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg. While it is generally considered a bedroom community with many res ...

, an unincorporated community in Macdonald rural municipality

United Kingdom

* Sanford Housing Co-operative, a housing cooperative in London

Moon

* Sanford (crater), a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side

Science

Sanford's bowerbird Sanford's bowerbird (''Archboldia sanfordi'') is a subspecies of the Archbold's bowerbird. The Sanford's bowerbird is a black bowerbird with a reddish-brown iris, grey feet and black bill. The male has a golden crest extending from forehead, b ...

(''Archboldia sanfordi''), a bird species in Papua New Guinea *

Sanford's brown lemur Sanford's brown lemur (''Eulemur sanfordi''), or Sanford's lemur, is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Lemuridae. Sanford's brown lemur was previously considered a subspecies of the common brown lemur (''Eulemur fulvus'') but was ...

(''Eulemur sanfordi''), a primate species in Madagascar *

Sanford's sea eagle Sanford's sea eagle (''Haliaeetus sanfordi''), also known as Sanford's fish eagle or the Solomon eagle, is a sea eagle endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. Taxonomy Sanford's sea eagle was discovered by and named after Dr Leonard C. Sa ...

(''Haliaeetus sanfordi''), a bird species endemic to the Solomon Islands *

Sanford's white-eye Sanford's white-eye (''Zosterops lacertosus'') is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to Nendo Island. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. This species ha ...

(''Woodfordia lacertosa''), a species of bird endemic to the Solomon Islands

Other uses

* ''Sanford'' (TV series), a 1980–81 American TV series, a revival of ''Sanford and Son'' *

Sanford Health Sanford Health is a non-profit, integrated health care delivery system, with its headquarters in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with additional offices in Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota, and Bemidji, Minnesota. History Sanford Health has its ...

, a health-care system based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States *

Sanford L.P. Newell Custom Writing Instruments (formerly Sanford Business-to-Business, abbreviated Sanford B2B) is an American manufacturing company of stationery products. It is a division of Newell Brands, producing writing implements, in its plant of Atl ...

, a unit of Newell Rubbermaid that manufactures writing products *

Sanford's Opera Troupe Sanford's Opera Troupe was an American blackface minstrel A minstrel was an entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. It originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the s ...

, an American blackface minstrel troupe, 1853–1857