- Stanley, North Dakota
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Stanley, North Dakota
settlement_type =City
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map_caption = Location of Stanley, North Dakota
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subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =North Dakota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Mountrailgovernment_footnotes =
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 4.5
area_land_km2 = 4.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 1.7
area_land_sq_mi = 1.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1279
population_density_km2 = 285.8
population_density_sq_mi = 740.3timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 684
elevation_ft = 2244
latd = 48 |latm = 18 |lats = 53 |latNS = N
longd = 102 |longm = 23 |longs = 18 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 58784
area_code = 701
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 38-75380GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1032284GR|3
website = http://www.stanleynd.com
footnotes =Stanley is a city in Mountrail County,
North Dakota in theUnited States . It is thecounty seat of Mountrail County.GR|6 The population was 1,279 at the 2000 census.History
Stanley was founded in 1902.
The city has gained media attention recently as a large oil field, the
Bakken Formation (northwestern North Dakota, northeasternMontana , and southernSaskatchewan ,Canada ) is receiving new interest due to the price ofcrude oil andnatural gas .Davey, Monica. - "Oil in North Dakota Brings Job Boom and Burdens". - "New York Times ". - January 1, 2008. - | - [http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Story?id=4155639&page=2 "Tiny North Dakota Town Sitting on Oil Jackpot"] . - "Nightline". -ABC News . - | - Gutierrez, Thelma, and Wayne Drash. - [http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/08/05/oil.boomtown/index.html "North Dakota's real-life Jed Clampett"] . -CNN . - August 6, 2008. - | - Retrieved: 2008-08-07] The field was discovered in the 1950s, but the cost of extraction was too high to retrieve the oil profitably. With new technologies in oilfield production and the rising price of oil, the field has now become economically viable. The field may be the largest producing onshore field in theContinental United States outside ofTexas andCalifornia , with the U.S. Geological Survey estimating that it contains between 3 billion and 4.3 billion barrels of oil, sixth overall in the lower 48, and could hold as much as 200 billion barrels of oil.Geography
Stanley is located at coor dms|48|18|53|N|102|23|18|W|city (48.314716, -102.388410).GR|1
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.7square mile s (4.5km² ), of which, 1.7 square miles (4.5 km²) of it is land and 0.57% is water.Demographics
USCensusPop
1920= 591
1930= 936
1940= 1058
1950= 1486
1960= 1795
1970= 1581
1980= 1631
1990= 1371
2000= 1279
estimate= 1206
estyear= 2006
estref=As of the
census of 2000,GR|2 there were 1,279 people, 576 households, and 332 families residing in the city. Thepopulation density was 740.3 people per square mile (285.4/km²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 384.3/sq mi (148.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.98% White, 0.55% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, and 0.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.55% of the population.There were 576 households out of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 6.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 39.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 86.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $23,993, and the median income for a family was $35,074. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $17,813 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $15,349. About 5.7% of families and 10.7% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 12.6% of those under age 18 and 14.3% of those age 65 or over.Notable native
*Ann Nicole Nelson - a victim of the
September 11, 2001 attacks grew up here, an auditorium atMinot State University has been named for her
*Ray Rude - inventor of the duraflex diving board and philanthropist who left money to the city of Stanley and theUniversity of North Dakota ee also
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Stanley (Amtrak station) References
External links
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Stanley-North-Dakota.html City Data site]
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