Stanley, Wisconsin

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Surnames/tags: Wisconsin Chippewa_County Clark_County

Contents 1 History 2 Demographics 3 Churches 4 Cemeteries 5 Schools 6 Resources

History

Stanley is a city in Chippewa and Clark counties in Wisconsin. It was first settled in 1881 and is named for Lemuel C. Stanley. The city started out as a lumber town with the Northwestern Lumber Company opening a large mill there in 1891. In 1906 a fire started in one of the lumber company's buildings. The fire destroyed a large number of homes and businesses, however they soon rebuilt. In 1900 the lumber company opened a brickyard using clay found in the area. The city of Stanley annexed an area of Thorp in neighboring Clark county on 20 May 2002.

Demographics

Population (as of 2010): 3,608

Churches

• Church of The Bretheren

• Faith Free Evangelical

• Heritage Baptist Church

• Holy Family Church (The Holy Family parish used to be two Parishes {St. Mary's and St. Annes}, they were consolidated in the mid 1900's)

• Remnant Church of God

• Our Savior’s Lutheran Church ELCA

• Stanley United Methodist Church

• Trinity Vineyard Church

• Maple Grove Bible Church

Cemeteries

• Holy Family Catholic Cemetery

• Evergreen Cemetery

• Oakland Cemetery

Schools

• Stanley-Boyd School District

• Holy Family Catholic School (no longer in operation)

• St Anne's Catholic School (no longer in operation)

• St Mary's Catholic School (no longer in operation)

• The Dodge School (Stanley's first high school, no longer in operation)

Resources

• City Website

• Stanley Historical Society

• D.R. Moon Memorial Library

• Stanley, Wisconsin on Wikipedia

• Detritus of Empire Blog "Stanley Bricks: Part One"

• Detritus of Empire Blog "Stanley Bricks: Part Two"