Stanfield is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in far northeastern Clay County

Clay County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,006 people, 4,323 households, and 3,181 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile . There were 4,992 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile...

, Texas

Texas

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, United States

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. Located on Farm to Market Road 2332

Farm to Market Road 2332

Farm to Market Road 2332 is a farm to market road that provides access to the farming areas of Clay County, Texas.-Route description:...

, Stanfield lies 15 miles northeast of Henrietta

Henrietta, Texas

Henrietta is a city in and the county seat of Clay County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,264 at the 2000 census.-History:...

 and about one mile south of the Oklahoma

Oklahoma

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 border.

History

The townsite was originally a part of the Stanfield Brothers Ranch and never really thrived as an independent town; however, it did operate a post office under the town's name from 1903-1905 and reported a population of 50 through most of the 20th Century. The population, mostly ranch hands, farmers, or other employees of the town's founders, lived in quiet isolation in the far northeastern corner of the county, particularly prior to FM 2332's improvement in 1960. Though less than two miles away from the city center, the Oklahoma town of Ryan

Ryan, Oklahoma

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nevertheless remains unconnected to the Stanfield area because of the Red River and residents must travel much further to Henrietta, Petrolia, or Byers to conduct business. No businesses, schools, or post office remain in Stanfield.