Stanley, Idaho
| Stanley, Idaho | |
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| Town | |
Stanley in June 2009
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 Location in Custer County and the state of Idaho |
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| Coordinates: 44°13′0″N 114°56′16″W / 44.21667°N 114.93778°WCoordinates: 44°13′0″N 114°56′16″W / 44.21667°N 114.93778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Custer |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Herb Mumford (2010- ) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.62 sq mi (1.61 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 6,253 ft (1,906 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 63 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 67 |
| • Density | 103.3/sq mi (39.9/km2) |
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Mountain MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 83278 |
| Area code(s) | 208 |
| FIPS code | 16-76780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0398179 |
| Website | stanley.id.gov |
Stanley is a town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census; down from 100 in 2000. The center of population of Idaho in 2000 was located in Stanley.
Fur trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company discovered the Stanley Basin in the 1820s, but it was mostly avoided due to scarcity of beaver. Captain John Stanley, a Civil War veteran, led a party of prospectors through the area in 1863 (or 1864), but they found little gold and moved on and discovered the Atlanta lode on the south end of the Sawtooths. The site was not considered a town until 1919 when its streets and lots were surveyed and recorded.
Stanley has long been a gathering place for the sparsely populated region.
A 2003 memoir by John Rember, Traplines: Coming Home to the Sawtooth Valley describes life in Stanley and its surrounding area, and the cultural changes connected to the establishment of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
In 2005, Hannah Stouts won the city's mayoral election at age 22 to become the state's youngest elected mayor.
Stanley is located at 44°13′0″N 114°56′16″W / 44.21667°N 114.93778°W (44.216698, -114.937814), at an elevation of 6,253 feet (1,906 m) above sea level.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2), of which, 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water. Stanley is surrounded by the Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
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