| Official Name: | Sedalia, North Carolina |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Guilford |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 5.18 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.01 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 676 |
| Population Density Km2: | 130.55 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 338.17 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 663 |
| Coordinates: | 36.0783°N -79.6286°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27342 |
| Area Code: | 336 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-60180[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2407307 |
Sedalia is a town in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 676.[3]
The Dr. Joseph A. McLean House and Palmer Memorial Institute Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sedalia is located in eastern Guilford County. U.S. Route 70 (Burlington Road) passes through the center of the town, leading east to Burlington and west to Greensboro. Interstate 40 passes just south of Sedalia, with access from Exit 135 (Rock Creek Dairy Road).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.4km2, of which 0.02sqkm, or 0.30%, is water.[4]
As of the census of 2000, there were 618 people, 226 households, and 181 families residing in the town. The population density was 266.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 240 housing units at an average density of 103.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 13.92% White, 83.82% African American, 0.16% Asian, 0.32% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.32% of the population.
There were 226 households, out of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 22.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 32.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $43,021, and the median income for a family was $45,469. Males had a median income of $28,571 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,348. About 9.8% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.
Sedalia is home to the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum on the site of the former Palmer Memorial Institute (1902–1971), a preparatory school for African-American students.