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Welcome to Stanton ...

The city of Stanton is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Stanton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Stanton has a population of 645 people<2> (see below for details).

Stanton is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Stanton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Stanton: 712

The ZIP code for Stanton: 51573<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Stanton had an population of 645 people. This is a decrease of 6.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanton had a population of 689 people (which is 6.45% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Stanton the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Stanton represents 0.02% of the population of Iowa (which has 3,046,355 people), making it the state's 382nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 689 people, the population of Stanton decreased 3.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 714 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Stanton.

Communities Also Named Stanton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Stanton - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), California, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New Jersey, North Dakota, Northwest Territories, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanton.

Communities near Stanton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stanton.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Stanton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stanton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stanton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanton. See our Newspapers Page for Stanton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stanton ...

Looking for more information about Stanton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Stanton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Stanton.

Adding Stanton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Stanton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Stanton was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Stanton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Stanton.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stanton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Stanton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Stanton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.