Stanley

History

Fort Philip Long and Graves Chapel and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

Stanley is located at 38°34′40″N 78°30′32″W (38.577649, −78.508980).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

Transportation

The only primary highway directly serving Stanley is U.S. Route 340 Business, which is the main road northeast and southwest out of Stanley. To the northeast, US 340 Bus travels to Luray, rejoins U.S. Route 340, and continues northeast towards Front Royal. To the southwest, US 340 Bus rejoins US 340 and continues on to Shenandoah, Elkton and Waynesboro.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Stanley had a population of 1,703. The median age was 43.3 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.8 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 709 households in Stanley, of which 28.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.2% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 782 housing units, of which 9.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%.

Demographic estimates

As of the census of 2023, the population density was 1,203.8 people per square mile (464.8 people/km2).

In the town, 9.8% of residents were ages 18 to 24, 28.0% were ages 25 to 44, and 22.4% were ages 45 to 64.

The median income for a household in the town was $25,917, and the median income for a family was $33,188. Males had a median income of $24,706 versus $18,850 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,082. About 12.1% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 25.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public Schools

Page County Public Schools serve Stanley, along with other residents of Page County. Stanley Elementary serves the Stanley population with grades Pre-K through 5th grade. Page County Middle School and Page County High School serves the remainder of the grade levels for the southern end of Page County.

Technical Schools

Page County Technical Center, a part of Page County Public Schools system, serves adult and high school students with a variety of programs.