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Blanchard’s story
145 years in pictures
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- 1881Blanchard is settled
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- 2013Blanchard
BlanchardND
A town of 85, settled in 1881.
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Population
85
residents
Median home value
$137K
Census ACS
Household income
$109K
median
Median age
45.6
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town
85 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
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Natural hazards
Low risk, with hail at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Blanchard has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to -1°, and about 35 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter3–20°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall34–54°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Blanchard is
Blanchard beats the North Dakota average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
32 measures vs. North Dakota
5 better25 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Blanchard | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.2% |
Sanford Mayville
9.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
1.1% of Blanchard is conserved land
24 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
1.1%conserved
1.1%
conserved · 243 of 22,884 acres
24 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Blanchard
Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States
Blanchard is a census-designated place in Blanchard Township, Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 16 at the 2020 census. Blanchard is near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, near the junction of state highways 18 and 200. The KVLY-TV mast was the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere until 2019. It 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. Similarly, the KRDK-TV mast, the tallest man-made structure in the United States, stands 6 miles (9.7 km) from Blanchard, near Galesburg.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1881
- Population
- 16
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- ZIP code
- 58009
- Area code
- 701
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