Stanley is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of North Dakota in the United States. Since 1876, the area made up part of the Mennonite West Reserve. The municipality has a population of 8,969 as of the 2016 Canada Census. The cities of Winkler and Morden lie geographically within the municipality but are separate urban municipalities.
Etymology The municipality is named for The Lord Stanley of Preston, 16th Earl of Derby, Governor General of Canada from 1888 to 1893, namesake for the Stanley Cup, which he donated.
Geography According to Statistics Canada, the RM has an area of . This does not include the areas belonging to the cities of Winkler and Morden, which are surrounded by the RM, in its north-eastern and northern sections, respectively.
Communities Blumenfeld Chortitz Friedensfeld Friedensruh Haskett Hochfeld Reinfeld Reinland Schanzenfeld Thornhill Neuenburg
Adjacent rural municipalities and counties Municipality of Pembina - (west) Rural Municipality of Thompson - (northwest) Rural Municipality of Roland - (northeast) Municipality of Rhineland - (east) Pembina County, North Dakota - (southeast) Cavalier County, North Dakota - (south)
Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Stanley had a population of 8,981 living in 2,279 of its 2,354 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 8,969. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
+ Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Stanley (2001−2021)Panethnic group20212016201120062001 European 8,690 8,830 8,270 6,320 5,130 Indigenous 165 135 20 10 10 Latin American 50 10 40 25 0 African 25 10 0 10 0 East Asian 0 20 0 10 0 Middle Eastern 0 20 0 0 0 South Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Southeast Asian 0 0 0 0 0 Other/multiracial 0 0 0 0 0 Total responses 8,945 9,020 8,330 6,370 5,140 Total population 8,981 8,969 8,356 6,367 5,122
See also Walhalla–Winkler Border Crossing
External links Official website Map of Stanley R.M. at Statcan
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