[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), all land.

Stantonville's newspaper is the Independent Appeal, which serves all of McNairy County.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 312 people, 122 households, and 89 families residing in the town.

There were 137 housing units at an average density of 123.8 per square mile (47.8/km2).

23.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.