Blanchard, Idaho

Blanchard, Idaho
Blanchard, Idaho
Census-designated place
	Location of Blanchard in Bonner County, Idaho.
	Blanchard, Idaho Location of Blanchard in Bonner County, Idaho.
	Coordinates: 48°01′01″N 116°59′02″W / 48.01694°N 116.98389°WCoordinates: 48°01′01″N 116°59′02″W / 48.01694°N 116.98389°W
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Bonner
Area
• Total	1.530 sq mi (3.96 km2)
• Land	1.484 sq mi (3.84 km2)
• Water	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km2)
Elevation	2,287 ft (697 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	261
• Density	170/sq mi (66/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83804
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	396151

Blanchard is an unincorporated census-designated place in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Blanchard is located on Idaho State Highway 41 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Spirit Lake. Blanchard has a post office with ZIP code 83804.^[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 261.^[3]

Notable person[]

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Heather Scott, member of the Idaho House of Representatives.^[5]

History[]

A post office called White^[6] was established in 1903, but in 1908, the name was changed to Blanchard.^[7] The present name honors John Blanchard, a pioneer settler.^[6]

Blanchard's population was estimated at 100 in 1960.^[8]

References[]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanchard, Idaho
^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Heather Scott
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Tudehope, Scott (Aug 25, 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ "Bonner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
^ World Book Encyclopedia. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanchard, Idaho

[2] ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[census-3] "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[DecennialCensus-4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[5] Heather Scott

[Chronicle-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tudehope, Scott (Aug 25, 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[7] "Bonner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 October 2015.

[8] World Book Encyclopedia. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.

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Blanchard, Idaho
Census-designated place
Location of Blanchard in Bonner County, Idaho.
Blanchard, Idaho Location of Blanchard in Bonner County, Idaho.
Coordinates: 48°01′01″N 116°59′02″W / 48.01694°N 116.98389°W / 48.01694; -116.98389Coordinates: 48°01′01″N 116°59′02″W / 48.01694°N 116.98389°W / 48.01694; -116.98389
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Bonner
Area
• Total	1.530 sq mi (3.96 km²)
• Land	1.484 sq mi (3.84 km²)
• Water	0.046 sq mi (0.12 km²)
Elevation	2,287 ft (697 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	261
• Density	170/sq mi (66/km²)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	83804
Area code(s)	208, 986
GNIS feature ID	396151^[1]