Blanchardville, Wisconsin
| Blanchardville, Wisconsin | |
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| Village | |
Aerial view of Blanchardville
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 Location of Blanchardville, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates: 42°48′37″N 89°51′42″W / 42.81028°N 89.86167°WCoordinates: 42°48′37″N 89°51′42″W / 42.81028°N 89.86167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Counties | Lafayette, Iowa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) |
| • Land | 0.50 sq mi (1.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 823 ft (251 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 825 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 825 |
| • Density | 1,650.0/sq mi (637.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 608 608 |
| FIPS code | 55-08125 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1561917 |
Blanchardville is a village in Iowa and Lafayette counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 825 at the 2010 census. Of this, 648 were in Lafayette County, and 177 were in Iowa County.
The Iowa County portion of Blanchardville is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community was originally settled by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) in the early 1840s, who named it Zarahemla. The Mormon settlers mined lead ore and farmed. Blanchardville's first mill was built in 1840.
In 1856, Alvin Blanchard moved to the area from his farm near Dodgeville. Along with Cyrus Newkirk, he platted the village which currently bears his name in 1857. The village received its first post office the next year.
Blanchardville is located at 42°48′37″N 89°51′42″W / 42.81028°N 89.86167°W (42.810392, -89.861631).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.29 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 825 people, 360 households, and 228 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,650.0 inhabitants per square mile (637.1/km2). There were 396 housing units at an average density of 792.0 per square mile (305.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 98.9% White, 0.1% African American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
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