Welcome to Blanchard ...

The town of Blanchard is located in Caddo Parish<1>.

The location of Blanchard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blanchard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blanchard has a population of 3,151 people<3> (see below for details).

Blanchard is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Blanchard: (318)

The ZIP code for Blanchard: 71009<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blanchard had an population of 3,151 people. This is an increase of 8.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 53.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blanchard had a population of 2,899 people. This makes Blanchard the parish's 4th most populous community.

The population of Blanchard represents 0.06% of the population of Louisiana (which has 4,533,372 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,899 people, the population of Blanchard increased 41.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,050 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blanchard.

Communities Also Named Blanchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Blanchard - they are located in Arkansas, California, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Mexico, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas, Utah and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blanchard.

Communities near Blanchard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blanchard.

• Shreveport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreveport
  • Shreveport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreveport <6>
• Bossier City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossier City
  • Bossier City is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bossier City <6>
• Vivian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
  • Vivian is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <6>
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Waskom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waskom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskom
  • Waskom is located in Harrison County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waskom <6>
• Benton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Bossier Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,092 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <6>
• Oil City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <6>
• Mooringsport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooringsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooringsport
  • Mooringsport is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooringsport <6>
• Belcher
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher
  • Belcher is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belcher <6>
• Gilliam
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilliam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
  • Gilliam is located in Caddo Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilliam <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blanchard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blanchard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blanchard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanchard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchard. See our Newspapers Page for Blanchard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blanchard ...

Looking for more information about Blanchard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blanchard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blanchard.

Adding Blanchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blanchard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blanchard was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Blanchard in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Blanchard post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blanchard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Caddo Parish: www.caddo.org/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/