Stanley is a town in the Sawtooth Valley in Custer County, Idaho, United States. The population was 116 at the 2020 census; up from 63 in 2010. The center of population of Idaho in 2000 was located in Stanley. History Fur trappers of the Hudson's Bay Company discovered the Stanley Basin in the 1820s, but it was mostly avoided due to scarcity of beaver. Captain John Stanley, a Confederate Civil War veteran, led a party of twenty-three prospectors through the area in 1863 (or 1864), but they found little gold and moved on and discovered the Atlanta lode on the south end of the Sawtooths. The site was not considered a town until 1919 when its streets and lots were surveyed and recorded. Stanley has long been a gathering place for the sparsely populated region. In 2005, Hannah Stauts won the city's mayoral election at age 22 to become the state's youngest elected mayor. The 2017 solar eclipse attracted a large number of visitors to Stanley and surrounding areas. The Milky Way is clearly visible in Stanley, and the town has sought the seal of approval from the International Dark-Sky Association. Geography Stanley is located at (44.216698, -114.937814), at an elevation of 6,253 feet (1,906 m) above sea level According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. Stanley is surrounded by the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. Major highways - Ponderosa Pine Scenic Byway - Sawtooth Scenic Byway (southbound), Salmon River Scenic Byway (northbound) 2020 earthquake On March 31, 2020 at 5:48 MST, a M 6.5 earthquake 20 miles northwest of Stanley shook the town. This was the second strongest earthquake recorded in Idaho, behind the 6.9 Borah Peak earthquake of 1983. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020 there were 116 people in Stanley. There were 169 housing units. 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 63 people, 30 households, and 13 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 91 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White. There were 30 households, of which 3.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 56.7% were non-families. 40.0% of all