Stanley, New Brunswick

Village of Stanley
Village
View of Stanley View of Stanley
Stanley Location of Stanley in New Brunswick
Coordinates:
Country	Canada
Province	New Brunswick
County	York County
Parish	Stanley Parish
Government
• Type	Village council
Area
• Land	5.74 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	419
• Density	203.3/km2 (527/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	4.3%
Time zone	Atlantic (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	Atlantic (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	Area code 506
Website	www.thevillageofstanley.ca

Stanley (2011 population: 419) is a village in York County, in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

History

See also: History of New Brunswick and List of historic places in York County, New Brunswick

Straddling the Nashwaak River 30 km north of Fredericton at the intersection of Route 107 and Route 620. The village is home to the annual Stanley Fair, the longest continuously running agricultural fair in Canada.

The area was colonized in 1833 when a group of London Merchants became interested in the area.

In 1846, 798 square miles (2,070 km²) were established as the Parish of Stanley. By 1951, there were 130 residences, and 149 stores and barns.

There were schools in Tay Creek, North Tay, Fredericksburg, Currieburg, Limekiln, Red Rock, English Settlement, Tay Falls, Tay Valley, Giants Glen, Ward Settlement, Cross Creek, Green Hill, Maple Grove, Williamsburg, and Napadogan.

The first sawmill was constructed at the bottom of Stanley hill in 1856, by the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Land Company.

Stanley is also home to the Country Market.

Notable people

Main article: List of people from York County, New Brunswick

• Matthew Wuest: Sports reporter and founder of CapGeek

See also

• List of communities in New Brunswick

References

• Village of Stanley website