Blanchard, North Dakota
Blanchard, North Dakota | |
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Coordinates: 47°20′35″N 097°13′23″W / 47.34306°N 97.22306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | North Dakota |
County | Traill |
Area | |
• Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
• Land | 0.26 sq mi (0.66 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16 |
• Density | 62.75/sq mi (24.25/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 58009 |
Area code | 701 |
FIPS code | 38-07620[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2584337[2] |
Blanchard is a census-designated place in Blanchard Township, Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 16 at the 2020 census.[4]
Blanchard is near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, near the junction of state highways 18 and 200.
The KVLY-TV mast, the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere, stands near Blanchard. The mast is used to transmit television broadcasts from the Fargo station KVLY-TV and was the tallest man-made structure in the world from 1963 to 1974 and again from 1991 to 2008. It is currently the fourth-tallest man-made structure in the world. Similarly, the KRDK-TV mast, the second tallest man-made structure in the United States, stands 6 miles (9.7 km) from Blanchard, near Galesburg.
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Blanchard post office
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KVLY-TV mast seen close-up
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 26 | — | |
2020 | 16 | −38.5% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] |
Education
[edit]It is within the Hillsboro Public School District 9.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanchard, North Dakota
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2011.[dead link ]
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Traill County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 1, 2024. - Text list
External links
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