Stanley is a

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(RM) in the province of

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. It is located in the southern part of the province, along its border with the state of

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in the

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. Since 1876, the area made up part of the Mennonite

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. The municipality has a population of 8,969 as of the

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. The cities of Winkler and

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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,

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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 km² (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

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* Chortitz * Friedensfeld * Friedensruh * Haskett * Hochfeld * Reinfeld *

Reinland Reinland is a Mennonite village in Manitoba located in the Rural Municipality of Stanley, about ten minutes south of Winkler and about five minutes north of U.S. border. Its population numbers about five hundred, with an agrarian economy. Reinl ...

Schanzenfeld Schanzenfeld is a small hanlet community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley, Manitoba, Canada, located about 2 miles south of the City of Winkler. Largely a Mennonite community. The village was named after Jacob Yost Shantz, a businessman ...

* Thornhill * Neuenburg

Adjacent rural municipalities and counties

* Municipality of Pembina - (west) * Rural Municipality of Thompson - (northwest) *

Rural Municipality of Roland Roland is a rural municipality located in the Pembina Valley Region of Manitoba, Canada. According to the Canada 2016 Census, it has a population of 1,129. Communities *Graham *Jordan *Kronsgart *Myrtle * Roland Demographics In the 2021 Census ...

- (northeast) *

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- (east) *

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- (southeast) * Cavalier County, North Dakota - (south)

Demographics

In the

2021 Census of Population The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...

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.

External links

Official website

Map of Stanley R.M. at Statcan

ReferencesBa

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Stanley Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...