Editing Stanley, North Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Stanley, North Carolina
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = Stanley Creek
|motto                    = A Friendly Place

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|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|North Carolina}}
|subdivision_name2        = <!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Gaston County nc seal.jpg|22px]]    -->[[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston]]
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|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Cathy Kirkland
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|established_date         = 1879

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|population_total         = 3963
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|postal_code              = 28164
|area_code                = [[Area code 704|704]]
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|blank_info               = 37-64500<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Stanley''' is a town in [[Gaston County, North Carolina|Gaston County]], [[North Carolina]], United States. The population was 3,556 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3764500| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210210750/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3764500| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 10, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Stanley town, North Carolina| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=March 27, 2013}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|7.0|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.9|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.04|sqkm|disp=flip|3}}, or 0.57%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The 28164 zip code for Stanley extends north into unincorporated land as far as the southwestern corner of [[Lake Norman]] in [[Lincoln County, North Carolina|Lincoln County]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 441
|1910= 321
|1920= 584
|1930= 1084
|1940= 1036
|1950= 1644
|1960= 1980
|1970= 2336
|1980= 2341
|1990= 2823
|2000= 3053
|2010= 3556
|2020= 3963
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Stanley racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US3764500&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 20, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 3,159
| 79.71%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 415
| 10.47%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 16
| 0.4%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 43
| 1.09%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 178
| 4.49%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 152
| 3.84%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 3,963 people, 1,395 households, and 1,032 families residing in the town.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 3,053 people, 1,201 households, and 887 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,327.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,303 housing units at an average density of {{convert|566.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 89.42% White, 8.42% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.66% other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race comprised 0.82% of the population [United States Census, 2000].

There were 1,201 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

The median income for a household in the town was $35,867, and the median income for a family was $39,914. Males had a median income of $36,932 versus $21,178 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $17,403. About 9.0% of families and 10.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 10.6% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

==Education==
Stanley has five public schools.
* Community Public Charter School
*Kiser Elementary
* Springfield Elementary
* Stanley Middle School (aka Stanley Jr. High....back in the day)
* [[East Gaston High School]]

The Stanley Branch of the Gaston County Public Library system serves this community.<ref>[http://gastonlibrary.org/index.cfm/about-us/locations-and-hours/stanley-branch/ Stanley Branch]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Ted Abernathy]], major league baseball pitcher (1955–72), born in Stanley in 1933.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.townofstanley.org/ Town of Stanley official website]
* [http://www.brevardstation.com/1700b.html Brevard Station Museum]

{{Gaston County, North Carolina}}

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[[Category:Towns in Gaston County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in North Carolina]]