Blanchard, North Dakota

About Blanchard

Blanchard is a small unincorporated community in eastern North Dakota.

Blanchard holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.26 square miles.

📰 Blanchard News Today

• Dr. Jerry D. Blanchard Obituary Aug 5, 2026 Tollefson Funeral Home · Aug 5
• Remains of Missing Hill City man found KBHB Radio · Apr 22
• The Tallest Broadcast Tower In America Is An Unbreakable Record - Here's Why BGR · Jul 5
• KVLY-TV Mast in Blanchard Atlas Obscura · Feb 21
• Darren E. Blanchard Obituary Mar 4, 2021 Askew Funeral Home | Langdon, ND · Mar 4

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What Makes Blanchard Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Blanchard — but the North Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern North Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏫 Schools in Blanchard

• SPRUCE LANE COLONY SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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