Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 3.1%
(3.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 2.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 1.7% for two or more races residents)
The City-Data.com crime index weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. Higher means more crime, U.S. average is 246.1. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
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Ancestries: American (16.5%), German (12.4%), Irish (10.9%), Scottish (6.5%), English (6.5%), French Canadian (3.3%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated in 1893
Elevation: 856 feet
Land area: 2.30 square miles.
Population density: 1,756 people per square mile (low).
16 residents are foreign born
This town:
0.4%
North Carolina:
8.3%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,209 (0.8%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,363 (0.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Gastonia, NC (8.6 miles , pop. 66,277).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Charlotte, NC (18.4 miles , pop. 540,828).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (457.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 83.3. This is about average.
City:
83.3
U.S.:
72.6
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.252. This is about average.Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.252
U.S.:
0.251
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 5.50. This is about average.Closest monitor was 5.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
5.50
U.S.:
5.11
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.187. This is significantly better than average.Closest monitor was 5.5 miles away from the city center.
City:
0.187
U.S.:
1.515
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.0. This is about average.Closest monitor was 7.1 miles away from the city center.
City:
31.0
U.S.:
33.3
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 14.2. This is better than average.Closest monitor was 6.9 miles away from the city center.
City:
14.2
U.S.:
19.2
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 8.63. This is about average.Closest monitor was 8.0 miles away from the city center.
City:
8.63
U.S.:
8.11
Tornado activity:
Stanley-area historical tornado activity is slightly above North Carolina state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 28.3 miles away from the Stanley town center killed 4 peopleand injured 52 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 5/5/1989, a category F4 tornado 33.4 miles away from the town center killed one personand injured 6 peopleand causedbetween $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Stanley-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above North Carolina state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 77.3 miles away from Stanley center On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 248.8 miles away from Stanley center On 8/2/1974 at 08:52:09, a magnitude 4.9 (4.3 MB, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 129.8 miles away from Stanley center On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 252.2 miles away from Stanley center On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 164.0 miles away from the city center On 11/22/1974 at 05:25:55, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB) earthquake occurred 178.6 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Gaston County (12) is smaller than the US average (15). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 6 Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Droughts: 2, Floods: 2, Hurricanes: 2, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers in Stanley:
STANLEY TOTAL LIVING CENTER (514 OLD MOUNT HOLLY ROAD)
Other hospitals and medical centers near Stanley:
ALEXANDRIA PLACE (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
BRIAN CTR HEALTH AND REHAB/GASTO (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 7 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
GASTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EXT CARE SVCS (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
HOME HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
ADVANCED HOME CARE (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
COURTLAND TERRACE (Nursing Home, about 7 miles away; GASTONIA, NC)
Amtrak stations 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.
18 miles: CHARLOTTE (1914 N. TYRON ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Operable nuclear power plants near Stanley:
15 miles: McGuire 1 and 2 in Cornelius, NC.
19 miles: Catawba 1 in Clover, SC.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Stanley:
Gaston College (about 7 miles; Dallas, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,385)
Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte (about 17 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,518)
Central Piedmont Community College (about 18 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 15,371)
Queens University of Charlotte (about 19 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 2,083)
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (about 21 miles; Charlotte, NC; FT enrollment: 22,807)
NASCAR Technical Institute (about 22 miles; Mooresville, NC; FT enrollment: 2,350)
Cleveland Community College (about 23 miles; Shelby, NC; FT enrollment: 2,541)
Private high school in Stanley:
STANLEY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 34, Location: 299 N PETERSON ST, Grades: PK-11)
Tourist attraction: Brevard Station Museum (112 South Main Street).
Birthplace of: Ted Abernathy - Baseball player.
Gaston County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Stanley and their reported violations in the past:
FANCY HILL BAPTIST CHURCH (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2009), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2009), St Public Notif received (OCT-06-2009), St Compliance achieved (JUN-28-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In MAY-02-2012, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-06-2012), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-06-2012), St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-2012), St Public Notif received (AUG-02-2012)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2012 and JUN-2012, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-21-2012), St Public Notif requested (SEP-19-2012), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-19-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-19-2012), St Public Notif received (OCT-04-2012), St AO (w/penalty) issued (OCT-23-2012)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-30-2006), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-30-2006), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2010)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-13-2006), St Compliance achieved (SEP-14-2010)
One routine major monitoring violation
EAST LINCOLN MISSIONARY BAPT (Population served: 55, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
One routine major monitoring violation
LUCIA FOOD MART (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2006 and SEP-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-13-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-13-2006), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2010)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2014 and SEP-2014, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-01-2014), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2014), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2014), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2014)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2007 and SEP-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-18-2007), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-18-2007), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2010)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2007 and MAR-2007, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-27-2007), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-27-2007), St Compliance achieved (AUG-30-2010)
MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-13-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-13-2005), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2010), St Intentional no-action (JUN-11-2010)
Past monitoring violations:
Monitoring, Source Water (GWR) - In JUL-04-2014, Contaminant: E. COLI. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (AUG-26-2014), St Public Notif requested (AUG-26-2014), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-26-2014)
Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-30-2014), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-30-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2014), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (JUL-30-2014), St Public Notif received (AUG-04-2014)
One routine major monitoring violation
ONYX BUILDING (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
3 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
This town:
2.5 people
North Carolina:
2.5 people
Percentage of family households:
This town:
71.4%
Whole state:
66.7%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:
5.9%
Whole state:
5.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households
121 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
Banks with branches in Stanley (2011 data):
Bank of North Carolina: Stanley Branch at 357 North Main Street, branch established on 2005/11/28. Info updated 2012/01/09: Bank assets: $2,453.6 mil, Deposits: $2,119.0 mil, headquarters in Thomasville, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 37 total offices, Holding Company: Bnc Bancorp
SunTrust Bank: Stanley Branch 286 at 416 Highway 27 South, branch established on 1985/12/15. Info updated 2010/05/27: Bank assets: $171,291.7 mil, Deposits: $129,833.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1716 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
Branch Banking and Trust Company: Stanley Branch at 101 North Main Street, branch established on 1948/03/24. Info updated 2010/03/29: Bank assets: $168,867.6 mil, Deposits: $127,549.5 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1793 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
Communityone Bank, National Association: Stanley Branch at 206 South Highway 27, branch established on 2002/07/15. Info updated 2007/12/11: Bank assets: $1,666.0 mil, Deposits: $1,443.4 mil, headquarters in Asheboro, NC, negative income in the last year, 46 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb United Corp.
Citizens South Bank: Stanley Branch at 412 South Highway 27, branch established on 2001/02/20. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $1,078.7 mil, Deposits: $878.1 mil, headquarters in Gastonia, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 total offices
Religion statistics for Stanley, NC (based on Gaston County data)
Religion
Adherents
Congregations
Evangelical Protestant
85,092
293
Mainline Protestant
20,666
62
Black Protestant
6,056
28
Catholic
5,914
3
Other
1,741
7
None
88,372
-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data
ROCK QUARRY NC, 6971 Quarry Lane (Rock Quarry / 029553) (Lat: 35.431722 Lon: -81.013944), Type: Tower, Structure height: 83.8 m, Overall height: 86.5 m, Call Sign: WQIS832, Assigned Frequencies: 6315.84 MHz, Grant Date: 05/06/2008, Expiration Date: 05/06/2018, Cancellation Date: 11/06/2009, Certifier: William Chastain, Registrant: Radio Dynamics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD 20914, Phone: (301) 493-5171, Fax: (301) 576-4553, Email:
HP-1365, Stanley, Hp-1365, Stanley, 2900 Dallas-Stanley Road (Lat: 35.348667 Lon: -81.098778), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 94.5 m, Call Sign: WQRK425, Assigned Frequencies: 6615.00 MHz, Grant Date: 03/16/2023, Expiration Date: 06/04/2033, Certifier: Wayne E Eberhard, Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4231 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4231, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Fax: (919) 662-4444, Email:
STANLEY, 902 South Main Street (Lat: 35.348694 Lon: -81.099000), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 128 m, Call Sign: WREW706, Assigned Frequencies: 5945.20 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, Grant Date: 12/18/2019, Expiration Date: 12/18/2029, Certifier: Scott Smith, Registrant: North Carolina State Highway Patrol, 4231 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 26799-4231, Phone: (919) 662-4440, Email:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999 (Based on 1 partial tract)
B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
Number
Average Value
Number
Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED
1
$50,110
1
$70,310
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED
0
$0
0
$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED
1
$33,300
1
$43,030
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN
0
$0
0
$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS
0
$0
0
$0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 33. The highest number of reported fires - 73 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (58.4%), and Outside Fires (24.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Stanley, NC