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Albemarle, North Carolina. Albemarle (/ËÃ¦lbÉËmÉËrl/) is a small city and the county seat of Stanly County, North Carolina. The population was 15,903 in the 2010 Census. It is governed by Mayor Gerald R. Ronnie. Michael (a former police chief in the city) and a seven-member City Council.