Stanley, Virginia

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Stanley, Virginia
Town
Looking West from Fisher's Gap Overlook on Skyline Drive toward Stanley, VA (photographed by Mark Levisay)
Looking West from Fisher's Gap Overlook on Skyline Drive toward Stanley, VA (photographed by Mark Levisay)
Location of Stanley, Virginia
Location of Stanley, Virginia
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Country United States
State Virginia
County Page
Area
 • Total 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
 • Land 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 1,093 ft (333 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,689
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 22851
Area code(s) 540
FIPS code 51-75024[1]
GNIS feature ID 1487517[2]

Stanley is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,689 at the 2010 census.

History

Fort Philip Long and Graves Chapel and Cemetery are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

Geography

Stanley is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. (38.577649, -78.508980).[4]

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

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1910 218
1920 449 106.0%
1930 259 −42.3%
1940 317 22.4%
1950 399 25.9%
1960 1,039 160.4%
1970 1,208 16.3%
1980 1,204 −0.3%
1990 1,186 −1.5%
2000 1,326 11.8%
2010 1,689 27.4%
Est. 2014 1,663 [5] −1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,326 people, 562 households, and 363 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,203.8 people per square mile (465.4/km²). There were 598 housing units at an average density of 542.9 per square mile (209.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White, 1.28% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population.

There were 562 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.1% were married couples living together, 14.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 31.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the town the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

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.

References

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