Blanchard, North Dakota

Blanchard, North Dakota
Blanchard, North Dakota
Census-designated place
	Blanchard residential street
	Blanchard, North Dakota Location within the state of North Dakota
	Coordinates: 47°20′35″N 097°13′23″W / 47.34306°N 97.22306°WCoordinates: 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 (0.7 km2)
• Land	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	26
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58009
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-07620
GNIS feature ID	2584337

Blanchard post office

KVLY-TV mast seen close-up

Blanchard is a census-designated place in , Traill County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 26 at the 2010 census.^[1]

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.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2011.^{[dead link]}
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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[2010_Census_(City)-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File". American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2011.^{[dead link]}

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-3] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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show v t Municipalities and communities of Traill County, North Dakota, United States
County seat: Hillsboro
Cities	Buxton Clifford Galesburg Grandin‡ Hatton Hillsboro Mayville Portland Reynolds‡
CDPs	Blanchard Caledonia
Unincorporated communities	Cummings Greenfield
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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Blanchard, North Dakota
Census-designated place
Blanchard residential street
Blanchard, North Dakota Location within the state of North Dakota
Coordinates: 47°20′35″N 097°13′23″W / 47.34306°N 97.22306°W / 47.34306; -97.22306Coordinates: 47°20′35″N 097°13′23″W / 47.34306°N 97.22306°W / 47.34306; -97.22306
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Traill
Area
• Total	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km²)
• Land	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km²)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	26
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58009
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-07620^[2]
GNIS feature ID	2584337^[3]