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Stanley, North Dakota
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Downtown Stanley on ND 8
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| Nickname(s):
“Blue Jays”
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Location of Stanley, North Dakota
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Mountrail |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.71 sq mi (12.19 km2) |
| • Land | 4.51 sq mi (11.67 km2) |
| • Water | 0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,244 ft (684 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,321 |
| • Estimate
(2022)
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2,194 |
| • Density | 514.98/sq mi (198.84/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
58784
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| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-75380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1036284 |
| Highways | US 2, ND 8 |
Stanley is an important city in Mountrail County, North Dakota. It is the main city and the county seat, which means it's where the county's government offices are. In 2020, about 2,321 people lived there, making it one of North Dakota's larger cities. Stanley started in 1902. The city's economy is very much linked to the oil found in the nearby Bakken Formation.
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History of Stanley
Stanley was officially planned and laid out in 1902. The Mountrail County Courthouse, an important building for the county's government, was built in 1914.
In 1935, Stanley experienced one of the worst tornadoes in North Dakota's recorded history. This powerful storm caused four deaths and injured many more people.
Geography and Location
Stanley is located in North Dakota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city covers a total area of about 1.83 square miles (4.74 square kilometers). Most of this area, about 1.82 square miles (4.71 square kilometers), is land. A small part, about 0.01 square miles (0.03 square kilometers), is water.
Getting Around Stanley
Train Travel
Amtrak, which is the national passenger train system, has a station in Stanley. You can catch the Empire Builder train here. This train travels once a day in each direction between Portland, Oregon or Seattle, Washington and Chicago. The Great Northern Railway Underpass, an old railway bridge, is now a recognized historical site.
Stanley's Economy
Oil Production
Stanley is located on top of the Bakken Formation. This is a huge area that stretches across northwestern North Dakota, northeastern Montana, and southern Saskatchewan, Canada. The Bakken Formation is a very rich source of oil.
Oil was first found here in the 1950s. However, for a long time, it was too expensive to get the oil out of the ground and sell it for a profit. But thanks to new technologies for oil production and the rising price of oil, it has become profitable to extract the oil. This area might be one of the largest oil-producing regions on land in the Continental United States, outside of Texas and California. Experts believe it holds billions of barrels of oil.
Population and People
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 518 | — | |
| 1920 | 591 | 14.1% | |
| 1930 | 936 | 58.4% | |
| 1940 | 1,058 | 13.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,486 | 40.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,795 | 20.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,581 | −11.9% | |
| 1980 | 1,631 | 3.2% | |
| 1990 | 1,371 | −15.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,279 | −6.7% | |
| 2010 | 1,458 | 14.0% | |
| 2020 | 2,321 | 59.2% | |
| 2022 (est.) | 2,194 | 50.5% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 Population Details
In 2010, the census showed that 1,458 people lived in Stanley. There were 629 households, and 362 of these were families. The city had about 801 people per square mile (309 people per square kilometer). There were 718 housing units, which are homes or apartments.
Most of the people living in Stanley were White (97.4%). A small number of residents were from other racial backgrounds. About 3.9% of the population identified as Hispanic or Latino.
About 24% of households had children under 18 living with them. Nearly half (47.5%) were married couples living together. About 35.8% of all households were made up of single individuals. Around 16.5% of households had someone aged 65 or older living alone. The average household had 2.21 people, and the average family had 2.89 people.
The average age of people in Stanley was 44.1 years. About 21% of residents were under 18. About 22.9% were 65 years old or older. The population was almost evenly split between males (50.2%) and females (49.8%).
Education in Stanley
The local school district for Stanley is called Stanley Public School District 2.
Stanley's Climate
Stanley has a type of climate known as a humid continental climate. This means that the city experiences big differences in temperature throughout the year. Summers are usually warm to hot, and sometimes humid. Winters are cold, and can sometimes be very cold.
| Climate data for Stanley 3 NNW, North Dakota, 1991–2020 normals, 1938-2020 extremes: 2280ft (695m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
60 (16) |
76 (24) |
90 (32) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
100 (38) |
92 (33) |
74 (23) |
64 (18) |
110 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 41.0 (5.0) |
42.7 (5.9) |
58.7 (14.8) |
76.3 (24.6) |
84.9 (29.4) |
89.0 (31.7) |
92.8 (33.8) |
95.7 (35.4) |
91.3 (32.9) |
78.1 (25.6) |
56.8 (13.8) |
42.2 (5.7) |
95.0 (35.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 17.3 (−8.2) |
21.5 (−5.8) |
34.2 (1.2) |
51.4 (10.8) |
64.4 (18.0) |
73.1 (22.8) |
79.7 (26.5) |
80.3 (26.8) |
69.6 (20.9) |
52.8 (11.6) |
34.8 (1.6) |
22.2 (−5.4) |
50.1 (10.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 8.4 (−13.1) |
12.0 (−11.1) |
24.1 (−4.4) |
38.9 (3.8) |
51.2 (10.7) |
61.0 (16.1) |
66.8 (19.3) |
66.0 (18.9) |
55.9 (13.3) |
41.1 (5.1) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
13.7 (−10.2) |
38.7 (3.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −0.6 (−18.1) |
2.5 (−16.4) |
14.0 (−10.0) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
38.1 (3.4) |
49.0 (9.4) |
53.9 (12.2) |
51.7 (10.9) |
42.1 (5.6) |
29.4 (−1.4) |
16.3 (−8.7) |
5.2 (−14.9) |
27.3 (−2.6) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −25.0 (−31.7) |
−19.6 (−28.7) |
−9.9 (−23.3) |
11.7 (−11.3) |
25.3 (−3.7) |
39.3 (4.1) |
44.8 (7.1) |
42.2 (5.7) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
14.3 (−9.8) |
−3.7 (−19.8) |
−18.8 (−28.2) |
−27.9 (−33.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −41 (−41) |
−42 (−41) |
−32 (−36) |
−15 (−26) |
12 (−11) |
30 (−1) |
34 (1) |
30 (−1) |
10 (−12) |
−3 (−19) |
−30 (−34) |
−47 (−44) |
−47 (−44) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.54 (14) |
0.55 (14) |
0.79 (20) |
1.33 (34) |
2.49 (63) |
3.86 (98) |
3.09 (78) |
2.14 (54) |
1.82 (46) |
1.31 (33) |
0.73 (19) |
0.63 (16) |
19.28 (489) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 7.60 (19.3) |
7.10 (18.0) |
7.50 (19.1) |
4.60 (11.7) |
1.30 (3.3) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.00 (0.00) |
0.20 (0.51) |
3.80 (9.7) |
5.10 (13.0) |
10.20 (25.9) |
47.4 (120.51) |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS (temp records & monthly max/mins) | |||||||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Stanley (Dakota del Norte) para niños
