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History · Stanley

Half of Stanley’s homes were built after 1978

Most of Stanley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1944 on and the census since 1960.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Stanley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Stanley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Stanley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stanley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Stanley is a village in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Stanley had a population of 132. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 107 to 132 (+23%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Stanley, decade by decade

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On the map

Stanley on the map, 1944 to 2003

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Stanley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Stanley on the 1944 USGS mapStanley on the 1956 USGS mapStanley on the 1969 USGS mapStanley on the 1984 USGS mapStanley on the 2003 USGS map1944Logansport sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Stanley.

People over time

Stanley, census by census

01002001960198020002020Peak: 234

Between 107 and 234 people in every census since 1960.

7 censuses, 1960–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Stanley’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Stanley

Nobody well known was born in Stanley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Vida BlueMajor League Baseball left-handed pitcher · b. 1949
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Vickie JohnsonAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1972
Matilda Coxe StevensonEthnologist · b. 1849
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Barrie Lee Hall, Jr.American jazz musician, music director and band… · b. 1949
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Ben RamseyAmerican politician · b. 1903
Jesse Martin CombsUnited States Representative · b. 1889

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.