Blanchard, Idaho

Census-designated place in Idaho, United States

48°01′01″N 116°59′02″W / 48.01694°N 116.98389°W / 48.01694; -116.98389CountryUnited StatesStateIdahoCountyBonnerArea

• Total1.530 sq mi (3.96 km²) • Land1.484 sq mi (3.84 km²) • Water0.046 sq mi (0.12 km²)Elevation

2,287 ft (697 m)Population

(2010)

• Total261 • Density170/sq mi (66/km²)Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)ZIP code

83804

Area codes208, 986GNIS feature ID396151^[1]

Blanchard is an unincorporated census-designated place in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. Blanchard is located on Idaho State Highway 41 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Spirit Lake. Blanchard has a post office with ZIP code 83804.^[2] As of the 2010 census, its population was 261.^[3]

Notable person

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

Heather Scott, member of the Idaho House of Representatives.^[5]

History

A post office called White^[6] was established in 1903, but in 1908, the name was changed to Blanchard.^[7] The present name honors John Blanchard, a pioneer settler.^[6]

Blanchard's population was estimated at 100 in 1960.^[8]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blanchard, Idaho
^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Heather Scott
^ ^a ^b Tudehope, Scott (August 25, 1980). "Naming towns in pioneer days was fast, easy - and personal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 5. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^ "Bonner County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
^ World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. I. Field Enterprises Corporation. 1960. p. 27.