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Population (year 2000): 3,053. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,094 (+1.3% change)
Males: 1,476 (48.3%), Females: 1,577 (51.7%)
Gaston County
Zip code:
28164
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $35,867 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,200 (year 2000)
Races in Stanley:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
- Black (8.4%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (16.9%), United States
(14.0%), Irish (9.4%), Scotch-Irish (5.9%), English (5.4%),
Scottish (3.5%).
Elevation: 856 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Stanley
- High school or higher: 78.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Stanley town
- Never married: 21.5%
- Now married: 56.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 13.5%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -258 (-7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Stanley:
- GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GASTONIA,
NC)
- LINCOLN MEDICAL CENTER (about 13 miles; LINCOLNTON,
NC)
- DAVIS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 16 miles;
STATESVILLE, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Stanley:
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 16 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- HICKORY REGIONAL (about 33 miles; HICKORY, NC; ID:
HKY)
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 81 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Stanley:
- LINCOLNTON-LINCOLN COUNTY RGNL (about 9 miles;
LINCOLNTON, NC; ID: IPJ)
- GASTONIA MUNI (about 12 miles; GASTONIA, NC; ID:
AKH)
- LANEYS (about 15 miles; MAIDEN, NC; ID: N92)
Amtrak station near Stanley:
- 8 miles: GASTONIA (350 HANCOCK ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Stanley:
- GASTON COLLEGE (about 7 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time
enrollment: 2,473)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 26
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
- CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
HICKORY, NC; FT enrollment: 2,052)
- YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 32 miles; ROCK HILL,
SC; FT enrollment: 2,221)
- GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; BOILING
SPRINGS, NC; FT enrollment: 2,563)
Private high school in Stanley:
- STANLEY CHRIST ACADEMY (Students: 130;
Location: BOX 307; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Stanley:
- STANLEY MIDDLE (Students: 573; Location: 317
HOVIS ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SPRINGFIELD PRIMARY (Students: 522; Location:
900 S MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 02)
- KISER ELEMENTARY (Students: 472; Location:
311 E COLLEGE STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
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