Main Place

Stanford

Quick Fact ......
  • 4,797

  • 1,493

  • 6%

  • 65,3%

  • 90,5%

  • 80,2%

Stanford is named after Sir Robert Stanford, who owned the farm on which the settlement was founded. (GPS coordinates: 34.4475 S, 19.4537 E).

Character(s) left.
  • Raper PE. 2004. New dictionary of South African Place Names. Jonathan Ball Publishers.

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Key Statistics 2011

Characteristics
Total population4,797
Young (0-14)27,3%
Working Age (15-64)67%
Elderly (65+)5,7%
Dependency ratio49,4
Sex ratio100,2
Population density1223 persons/km2
No schooling aged 20+3,3%
Higher education aged 20+6%
Matric aged 20+18,4%
Number of households1,493
Average household size3,1
Female headed households33,9%
Formal dwellings88,3%
Housing owned/paying off56,1%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage80,2%
Weekly refuse removal99,3%
Piped water inside dwelling65,3%
Electricity for lighting90,5%

Place names

Overstrand Municipality