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 835.59 km (322.62 sq mi). 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
Adjacent rural municipalities and counties
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 0.1% from its 2016 population of 8,969. With a land area of 835.18 km (322.46 sq mi), it had a population density of 10.8/km (27.9/sq mi) in 2021.
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1891 | 5,236 | — |
|---|
| 1901 | 7,229 | +3.28% |
|---|
| 1911 | 4,739 | −4.13% |
|---|
| 1921 | 5,817 | +2.07% |
|---|
| 1931 | 5,948 | +0.22% |
|---|
| 1941 | 6,204 | +0.42% |
|---|
| 1951 | 5,586 | −1.04% |
|---|
| 1956 | 5,631 | +0.16% |
|---|
| 1961 | 4,967 | −2.48% |
|---|
| 1966 | 4,802 | −0.67% |
|---|
| 1971 | 4,345 | −1.98% |
|---|
| | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|
| 1976 | 3,971 | −1.78% |
|---|
| 1981 | 4,257 | +1.40% |
|---|
| 1986 | 4,603 | +1.58% |
|---|
| 1991 | 4,558 | −0.20% |
|---|
| 1996 | 4,616 | +0.25% |
|---|
| 2001 | 5,139 | +2.17% |
|---|
| 2006 | 6,367 | +4.38% |
|---|
| 2011 | 8,356 | +5.59% |
|---|
| 2016 | 8,969 | +1.43% |
|---|
| 2021 | 8,981 | +0.03% |
|---|
|
|
Panethnic groups in the Rural Municipality of Stanley (2001−2021)
| Panethnic group
|
2021
|
2016
|
2011
|
2006
|
2001
|
| Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
Pop.
|
%
|
| European
|
8,690
|
97.15%
|
8,830
|
97.89%
|
8,270
|
99.28%
|
6,320
|
99.22%
|
5,130
|
99.81%
|
| Indigenous
|
165
|
1.84%
|
135
|
1.5%
|
20
|
0.24%
|
10
|
0.16%
|
10
|
0.19%
|
| Latin American
|
50
|
0.56%
|
10
|
0.11%
|
40
|
0.48%
|
25
|
0.39%
|
0
|
0%
|
| African
|
25
|
0.28%
|
10
|
0.11%
|
0
|
0%
|
10
|
0.16%
|
0
|
0%
|
| East Asian
|
0
|
0%
|
20
|
0.22%
|
0
|
0%
|
10
|
0.16%
|
0
|
0%
|
| Middle Eastern
|
0
|
0%
|
20
|
0.22%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
| South Asian
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
| Southeast Asian
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
| Other/multiracial
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
0
|
0%
|
| Total responses
|
8,945
|
99.6%
|
9,020
|
100.57%
|
8,330
|
99.69%
|
6,370
|
100.05%
|
5,140
|
100.35%
|
| Total population
|
8,981
|
100%
|
8,969
|
100%
|
8,356
|
100%
|
6,367
|
100%
|
5,122
|
100%
|
| Note: Totals greater than 100% due to multiple origin responses
|
See also
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