Blanchard (Maine)

Blanchard
Blanchard Location in Maine
Basic data
Foundation :	March 17, 1831
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Piscataquis County
Coordinates :	45 ° 15 ′  N , 69 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 45 ° 15 ′  N , 69 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	98 (as of 2010)
Population density :	0.9 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	116.5 km 2  (approx. 45 mi 2 ) of which 114.8 km 2  (approx. 44 mi 2 ) is land
Height :	342 m
Postal code :	04464
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	05565
GNIS ID :	2378258

Blanchard is an Unorganized Territory in Piscataquis County in the state of Maine in the United States . The area is administered by the state. In 2010, 98 people lived there in 153 households (in the United States vacation rentals are also counted as households) on an area of ​​116.5 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Blanchard has a total area of ​​116.5 km², of which 114.8 km² are land and 1.7 km² are made up of water .

Geographical location

Blanchard is in southwest Piscataquis County and borders Somerset County . The Piscataquis River flows south through the Blanchard area. A few smaller rivers flow through the area where there are no lakes. The surface is flat, without any higher elevations.

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Shirley , 7.9 mi
• East: Monson, Maine , 8.1 mi
• Southeast: Abbot , 8.4 mi
• South: Kingsbury , 6.8 mi
• West: Northeast Somerset , Unorganized Territory , 19 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas in Blanchard : Blanchard , North Blanchard and Quarry .

climate

The mean mean temperature in Blanchard is between −11.1 ° C (12 ° F ) in January and 19.4 ° C (67 ° F) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Blanchard was organized as a town on March 17, 1831. The area was previously known as Township No. 3, Third Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, East of Kennebec River (T3 R3 BKP EKR) . Blanchard was named after Charles Blanchard, an early landowner.

In 1951 the organization as Town was canceled and Blanchard was organized as Blanchard Plantation . This ended in 1984, since then Blanchard has belonged to the Unorganized Territories.

Population development

Census Results - Township of Blanchard, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents					270	192	164	164	167	213
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	248	175	124	104	118	75	57	56	64	78
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	83	98

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

No state roads cross Blanchard. There are only municipality roads in the area.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Blanchard. The closest facilities for Blanchard residents are in Dover-Foxcroft.

Blanchard does not have its own library, the closest being the Monson Public Library in Monson.

education

As an Unorganized Territory, the area of ​​Blanchard is administered by the state of Maine, which is also responsible for the educational offers.

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

• Thomas Davee (1797–1841), politician

Web links

Commons : Blanchard, Maine  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Blanchard on Mainegenealogy.net

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Blanchard in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed January 17, 2020
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Blanchard Township, Piscataquis County - Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved January 17, 2020 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Monson, Maine (climate data for neighboring Monson). In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on December 22, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Blanchard Township - Maine: An Encyclopedia. In: maineanencyclopedia.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020 (American English). 
7. ↑ Population 1840-2010 according to census results