Blanchard, North Dakota facts for kids
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Blanchard, North Dakota
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Blanchard residential street
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 Blanchard, North Dakota
Location in North Dakota
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| 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
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| • Total | 16 |
| • Density | 62.75/sq mi (24.25/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
58009
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| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-07620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2584337 |
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, 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
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2010 | 26 | — | |
| 2020 | 16 | −38.5% | |
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See also
In Spanish: Blanchard (Dakota del Norte) para niños
