Stanley, North Dakota

Stanley, North Dakota
City
Downtown Stanley on ND 8
Downtown Stanley on ND 8
Nickname: 
“Blue Jays”
Location of Stanley, North Dakota
Location of Stanley, North Dakota
Stanley is located in the United States
Stanley
Stanley
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 48°18′49″N 102°23′50″W / 48.31361°N 102.39722°W / 48.31361; -102.39722
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyMountrail
Founded1902
Government
 • MayorGary Weisenberger
Area
[1]
 • Total4.71 sq mi (12.19 km2)
 • Land4.51 sq mi (11.67 km2)
 • Water0.20 sq mi (0.51 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,244 ft (684 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total2,321
 • Estimate 
(2024)[4]
2,214
 • Density514.98/sq mi (198.84/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58784
Area code701
FIPS code38-75380
GNIS feature ID1036284[2]
HighwaysUS 2, ND 8
Websitestanleynd.com

Stanley is the main city in Mountrail County, North Dakota, and serves as the county seat.[5] In 2020, 2,321 people lived in Stanley,[3] making it the 22nd largest city in North Dakota. The city was founded in 1902. Stanley's economy is strongly linked to the Bakken oil fields nearby.

History

Stanley was created on a town plan in 1902.[6] The Mountrail County Courthouse was built in 1914.

In 1935, a very deadly tornado struck Stanley. It killed four people and injured several others.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stanley, North Dakota
  3. 1 2 "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ↑ History of North Dakota, Embracing a Relation of the History of the State from the Earliest Times Down to the Present Day. Bismarck Tribune Company. 1910. p. 631.
  7. ↑ Jackson, William (2024). North Dakota Tornadoes Twisters & Cyclones. Dickinson, ND: Valley Star Publications. pp. 4–5. ISBN 979-8-89480-378-4.
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