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History · Blanchard

Blanchard’s post office opened in 1870, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Blanchard began

When was Blanchard founded?

1870

The Blanchard post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 597156 years
Founding year: the first Blanchard post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Blanchard’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Blanchard are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Blanchard’s homes were built before 1960.
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The story so far

Blanchard, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blanchard yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blanchard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 740 at the 2010 census.

Its first post office opened in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 740 to 597 (-19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Blanchard, decade by decade

Today3 recent
PA 150 nb at Beech Creek bridge, Aug. 20242024PA 150 nb at Beech Creek bridge, Aug. 2024Mail Pouch barn, Blanchard, PA, Aug. 20242024Mail Pouch barn, Blanchard, PA, Aug. 2024USPO Blanchard PA 168262015USPO Blanchard PA 16826
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Beech CreekIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLiberty Township1 historic placeA−EaglevilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Blanchard’s history

What year was Blanchard founded?

The Blanchard post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (3) and Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.