Stanley (2016 population: 412
) is a village in
York County, in the
Canadian province
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of
New Brunswick
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.
History
Stanley straddles the
Nashwaak River
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30 km north of
Fredericton
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at the intersection of
Route 107 and
Route 620. The area was colonized in 1833 when a group associated with the
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company became interested in the area. Early impressions of the land were not positive, with surveyors noting the rocky soil as one problem. The general remoteness of the location was also a problem.
Initial immigrants to Stanley arrived in three waves. The first was young children and teens from London. The second was farmers and tradesmen from the Eastern Borders of Scotland and England. The third arrived from the Isle of Skye.
In 1846, were established as the
Parish of Stanley. By 1951, there were 130 residences, and 149 stores and barns.
The village is home to the annual Stanley Fair, the longest continuously running
agricultural fair
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in Canada. The first edition of the fair was held in October 1851, although it is now held in the summer.
The first
sawmill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ...
was constructed at the bottom of Stanley hill in 1856, by the
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company.
There were schools in
Tay Creek,
North Tay,
Fredericksburg,
Currieburg,
Limekiln
A lime kiln is a kiln used for the calcination of limestone ( calcium carbonate) to produce the form of lime called quicklime (calcium oxide). The chemical equation for this reaction is
: CaCO3 + heat → CaO + CO2
This reaction can take ...
,
Red Rock,
English Settlement,
Tay Falls,
Tay Valley
Tay Valley is a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, on the Tay River in the southwest corner of Lanark County, adjacent to the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Frontenac County. The township administrative offices are located in Glen ...
,
Giants Glen,
Ward Settlement,
Cross Creek,
Green Hill,
Maple Grove,
Williamsburg, and
Napadogan.
After decades of economic decline the area may be set for a boom. The Trans-Canada Pipeline, natural gas exploration and a
tungsten and molybdenum mine near Stanley. However there are concerns about the environmental impact these projects may have on the environment, including the Nashwaak River.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Stanley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
Notable people
*
Matthew Wuest: Sports reporter and founder of
CapGeek
See also
*
List of communities in New Brunswick
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References
Village of Stanley {{Subdivisions of New Brunswick, towns=yes, villages=yes, counties=yes, state=expanded
Villages in New Brunswick
Communities in York County, New Brunswick