Sanford, Louisiana

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Sanford, Louisiana is a small town outside of Bunkie, Louisiana. Founded in 1783 by Norman Sandefjord and his family, the name was later changed to Sandford, then simply Sanford by the 1940s by the local residents solely for simplification purposes.

Norman Sandefjord came to America in 1761 with his close relatives in order to start a new life after living in poverty (believed to have lived somewhere in Scandinavia).

The entire working family saved some of their wages for about two years. However, they still couldn't pay the price for fifteen people to go to America. So, they worked as endentured servants to pay off the rest of their debt. Norman worked for at least seven years and he had four brothers who also worked for seven years each to help pay for their one sister (names unknown).

After the 1960 U.S. census, however, Sanford, Louisiana was absorbed by Bunkie due to a population deficit. There were no longer enough people for it to officially called a town. If you visit there today, some people who live in that area still refer to it as Sanford although it is now officially a part of Bunkie.

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