Editing Blanchard, Wisconsin

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'''Blanchard''' is a [[town (Wisconsin)|town]] in [[Lafayette County, Wisconsin|Lafayette County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 264 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010"/> The town was founded in the 1840s by a [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)|branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] led by [[James Strang|James Jesse Strang]]. It was named for Alvin Blanchard, who jointly owned the site along with Cyrus Newkirk.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Callary |first1=Edward |title=Place Names of Wisconsin |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press |location=Madison, WI |isbn=978-0-299-30964-0 |page=32}}</ref>

==Geography==
Blanchard occupies the northeast corner of Lafayette County. It is bordered to the north by [[Iowa County, Wisconsin|Iowa County]] and to the east by [[Green County, Wisconsin|Green County]]. The village of [[Blanchardville, Wisconsin|Blanchardville]] is in the northeast part of the town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|45.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.06|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.12%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020"/> The [[East Branch Pecatonica River]] flows southward through the east side of the town.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 261 people, 96 households, and 74 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 14.9 people per square mile (5.8/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 103 housing units at an average density of 5.9 per square mile (2.3/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.47% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.15% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.38% of the population.

There were 96 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 3.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $48,068, and the median income for a family was $48,295. Males had a median income of $28,472 versus $22,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $20,160. About 2.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 10.3% of those 65 or over.

==Notable people==
*[[Melvin Olson]], farmer, businessman, and legislator<ref>'Wisconsin Blue Book 1954,' Biographical Sketch of Melvin Olson, pg. 28</ref>

==References==
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{{Lafayette County, Wisconsin}}
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[[Category:Towns in Lafayette County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]

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