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Encyclopedia > Blanchard, North Dakota

Blanchard is a small community in Traill County in the U.S. state of North Dakota named for the township it is in. Blanchard is located near the North Dakota-Minnesota border, near the junction of North Dakota State Highway 18 and North Dakota State Highway 200. Latitude is 47.331202, and the longitude is -97.250777. Traill County is a county located in the state of North Dakota. ... A U.S. state is any one of the 50 states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, together with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... State nickname: Peace Garden State, Roughrider State, Flickertail State Other U.S. States Capital Bismarck Largest city Fargo Governor John Hoeven Official languages English Area 183 272 km² (19th)  - Land 178 839 km²  - Water 4 432 km² (2. ... State nickname: North Star State Other U.S. States Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Governor Tim Pawlenty Official languages None Area 225,365 km² (12th)  - Land 206,375 km²  - Water 18,990 km² (8. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau's 2000 Census, in the 33 square miles (85 km²) that make up Blanchard (as defined by the United States Postal Service), there were 92 residents. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... The United States 2000 census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The United States Postal Service (USPS) is the United States government-owned corporation responsible for providing postal service in the United States, and it is generally referred to as the post office. ...


At Blanchard, there is the KVLY-TV mast, the tallest man-made structure in the world. KVLY-TV mast seen close-up The KVLY-TV mast (formerly the KTHI-TV mast) is a television transmitting tower in North Dakota used by Fargo station KVLY channel 11. ...


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