Blanchard, North Dakota
Blanchard, North Dakota | |
---|---|
![]() 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)[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] |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Blanchard%2C_North_Dakota.jpg/250px-Blanchard%2C_North_Dakota.jpg)
Blanchard post office
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/KVLYFromBase.jpeg/250px-KVLYFromBase.jpeg)
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.
External links[]
Categories:
- Census-designated places in Traill County, North Dakota
- Census-designated places in North Dakota
- North Dakota geography stubs