[5] Stanton was founded as Marienfeld by German immigrants that were some of the first settlers in this region of Texas.

[2] In 1887, New York native John Scharbauer established a cattle ranch in what later became known as Stanton.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,657 people, 889 households, and 711 families residing in the city.

There were 1,002 housing units at an average density of 571.6 per square mile (220.7/km2).

22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.