Blanchard, Iowa

Blakesburg
(Wapello County)

Blanden
(Pocahontas County)

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The city of Blanchard is located in Page County.

Blanchard is 300 feet [91.44 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Blanchard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Blanchard can be found in:

	Arkansas (historic ^<2>)	Newfoundland and Labrador
	California	North Dakota
	Delaware	Ohio
	Idaho	Oklahoma
	Louisiana	Pennsylvania
	Maine	Texas
	Michigan	Washington (historic)
	New Mexico

At the time of the 2000 Census, Blanchard had a population of 61 people ^<3> (or 0.36% of the total population of Page County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Blanchard had a population of 62 people. This is an increase of 1.64% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Blanchard.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	62	+1.64%	-1.59% since 2007
2007	63	+3.28%	-1.56% since 2006
2006	64	+4.92%
2005	64	+4.92%
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2000	61	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Clarinda	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	5,493	3.46% decrease
Coin	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	198	21.43% decrease
Essex	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	795	10.07% decrease
Farragut	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	457	10.22% decrease
New Market	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]	394	13.6% decrease
Riverton	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	275	9.54% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Blanchard.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blanchard - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blanchard, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Blanchard. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Blanchard and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation


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