Siler City is a town in Chatham County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 6,966 at the 2000 census. During her retirement years, Siler City was the home of Frances Bavier (1902–1989) an American actress, best remembered for her role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show, a television sitcom in the 1960s set in the fictional town of Mayberry, North Carolina.