Blanchard Bridge, North Dakota, 2006
Blanchard Township’s story
146 years in pictures
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 2 maps from 1968 on.
- 1880Blanchard Township is settled
Blanchard TownshipND
A town of 72, settled in 1880.
4 bordering townsMap →
Photo: The original uploader was Chicago103 at English Wikipedia.; original photo by afiler · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
72
2025 Census estimate · −1.4% since 2020
Median home value
$137K
Census ACS
Household income
$109K
median
Median age
45.6
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Is Blanchard Township a good place to live?
58% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Blanchard Township, above both North Dakota’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 24 in North Dakota we compare has a higher median age than Blanchard Township. Blanchard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
72 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Norman TownshipGreenfield TownshipBloomfield TownshipMayville TownshipBlanchard Township
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Blanchard Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blanchard Township, and how to reach them.
PowerXcel Energy13.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEast Central Regional Wd-Gf water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Blanchard Township’s trash rules yet
Register to voteNot requiredNorth Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls.vote.govWho runs elections hereTraill County AuditorTraill County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes58009, 58257, 5801658009 66% · 58257 28% · 58016 6%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blanchard Township.
Natural hazards
Blanchard Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by hail
For Blanchard Township, the FEMA risk score is 28 of 100. Expected losses in Blanchard Township break down as 28% from hail and 26% from inland flooding. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009.
28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HailInland floodingCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Blanchard Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Blanchard Township’s peak summer temperature stands at 81°F, near the North Dakota town median (82°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
35″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter3–20°
Spring30–52°
Summer56–79°
Fall34–54°
Oct 9
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
76% of adults in Blanchard Township had a checkup this year, against 73% in North Dakota’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns
Among adults in Blanchard Township, 12% report frequent physical distress. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Blanchard Township is ahead of North Dakota on 5 and behind on 2. 13% of adults in Blanchard Township report frequent mental distress; 20% binge drink.
| Blanchard Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 29% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 21% | 23% |
32 measures vs. North Dakota
5 better25 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Blanchard Township | ND |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.8% | 8.9% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.5% | 5.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.2% |
Sanford Mayville
9.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 1.1% of Blanchard Township
24 miles of trail. For Blanchard Township, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
1.1%conserved
| Blanchard Township | North Dakota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 2.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1.1%
conserved · 243 of 22,884 acres
24 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blanchard Township
17pages on Blanchard Township
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blanchard Township
About 0 of every 100 Blanchard Township residents are enrolled in college, against 8 across North Dakota.
About Blanchard Township
Census-designated place in North Dakota, United States
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 was the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere until 2019. It 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. Similarly, the KRDK-TV mast, the tallest man-made structure in the United States, stands 6 miles (9.7 km) from Blanchard, near Galesburg.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1881
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 945 ft
- ZIP code
- 58009
- Area code
- 701
Questions about Blanchard Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blanchard Township, ND a good place to live?
Blanchard Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.