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{{short description|Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Blanchard, Pennsylvania |official_name = |settlement_type = [[Census-designated place]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = USPO Blanchard PA 16826.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Blanchard post office |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |pushpin_map = Pennsylvania#USA |pushpin_label = Blanchard |pushpin_label_position = bottom <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Pennsylvania |pushpin_mapsize = |image_map = Map of Blanchard, Centre County, Pennsylvania Highlighted.png |map_caption = Location within Centre County |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Pennsylvania]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Pennsylvania|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Township (Pennsylvania)|Township]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Liberty]] |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='42'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 12, 2022}}</ref> |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 3.70 |area_land_km2 = 3.70 |area_water_km2 = 0.00 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] |population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/> |population_total = 597 |population_density_km2 = 161.46 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 645 |coordinates = {{coord|41|3|45|N|77|36|8|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 16826 |area_code = |blank_name = [[FIPS code]] |blank_info = 42-06960 |blank1_name = [[GNIS]] code |blank1_info = 1192165 |website = |footnotes = |pop_est_as_of = |pop_est_footnotes = |population_est = |area_total_sq_mi = 1.43 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.43 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 |population_density_sq_mi = 418.07 }} '''Blanchard''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is part of the [[State College, Pennsylvania]] [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 740 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4206960| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Blanchard CDP, Pennsylvania| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 13, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20150413203139/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4206960| archive-date=April 13, 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref> ==Geography== Blanchard is located in northeastern Centre County, east of the geographic center of [[Liberty Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Liberty Township]], in the valley of [[Bald Eagle Creek (West Branch Susquehanna River)|Bald Eagle Creek]], a northeastward-flowing tributary of the [[West Branch Susquehanna River]]. The community of [[Eagleville, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Eagleville]] is to the southeast, across the creek. [[Pennsylvania Route 150]] passes through Blanchard, leading northeast {{convert|1|mi}} to the borough of [[Beech Creek, Pennsylvania|Beech Creek]] in [[Clinton County, Pennsylvania|Clinton County]] and southwest {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Interstate 80]] near [[Milesburg, Pennsylvania|Milesburg]]. [[Bald Eagle State Park]], containing Joseph Foster Sayers Reservoir on Bald Eagle Creek, is {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the southwest along PA 150. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Blanchard CDP has a total area of {{convert|3.2|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/> ==Demographics== {{US Census population |2020= 597 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:42&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=Oct 12, 2022}}</ref> }} At the 2010 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> there were 740 people, 293 households and 212 families living in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|618.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 317 housing units at an average density of 264.9/sq mi (102.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% other, and 0.8% of two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.4% of the population. There were 293 households, of which 33.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a male householder with no wife present, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.97. 23.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males. The [[median household income]] was $33,906 and the median family income was $52,625. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,064. About 14.3% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]]. ==References== <references /> {{Centre County, Pennsylvania}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Census-designated places in Centre County, Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Census-designated places in Pennsylvania]]
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