Blanchardville, Wisconsin
Aerial view of Blanchardville
Location of Blanchardville, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°48′37″N 89°51′42″W / 42.81028, -89.86167
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
Counties	Lafayette, Iowa
Area
- Total	0. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States This is a list of 72 counties in the US state of Wisconsin. The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS code which is used by the United Lafayette County is a county located in the US state of Wisconsin. Iowa County is a county located in the US state of Wisconsin. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 4 sq mi (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²)
- Land	0. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi (1. 1 km²)
- Water	0. 0 sq mi (0. 0 km²)
Elevation [1]	823 ft (251 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	806
- Density	1,837. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4/sq mi (709. 4/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	55-08125[2]
GNIS feature ID	1561917[1]

Blanchardville is a village in Iowa and Lafayette Counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Iowa County is a county located in the US state of Wisconsin. Lafayette County is a county located in the US state of Wisconsin. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The population was 806 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the Village President is Dennis Marty. ^[3]

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Sports and recreation 6 References 7 External links

History

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 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement with more than a thousand members ^[4][5] The Mormon settlers mined lead ore and farmed. Characteristics Lead has a dull luster and is a dense, Ductile, very soft highly ^[6] Blanchardville's first mill was built in 1840. ^[7]

In 1856, Alvin Blanchard moved to the area from his farm near Dodgeville. Dodgeville is a city in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States. 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. ^[8]

Geography

Blanchardville is located at 42°48′37″N, 89°51′42″W (42. 810392, -89. 861631)^[9].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 4 square miles (1. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 1 km²), all land. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 806 people, 346 households, and 206 families residing in the village. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,837. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 4 people per square mile (707. 3/km²). There were 376 housing units at an average density of 857. 1/sq mi (329. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99. 38% White, 0. 25% Asian, and 0. 37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 37% of the population.

There were 346 households out of which 28. 6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50. 9% were married couples living together, 7. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40. 2% were non-families. 35. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 17. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 33 and the average family size was 3. 05.

In the village the population was spread out with 24. 9% under the age of 18, 6. 7% from 18 to 24, 29. 8% from 25 to 44, 20. 7% from 45 to 64, and 17. 9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98. 5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96. 4 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $40,313, and the median income for a family was $51,776. Males had a median income of $31,908 versus $26,208 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,104. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 6. 7% of families and 9. 8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 8. 3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Blanchardville is served by the Pecatonica Area Schools, which includes Pecatonica High School, Pecatonica Middle School and Pecatonica Elementary School. Pecatonica High School may refer to Pecatonica High School (Illinois, Pecatonica Illinois Pecatonica High School (Wisconsin, Blanchardville

Sports and recreation

• Blanchardville Bullets is an amateur baseball team.
• The Yellowstone Lake State Park is near Blanchardville. Yellowstone Lake State Park is a Wisconsin state park. The Yellowstone Lake is a Reservoir on a tributary of the Pecatonica River.

References

External links

• The Village of Blanchardville website
• The Blanchardville Yahoo Group
• Pecatonica Area Schools

• Blanchardville, Wisconsin is at coordinates 42°48′37″N 89°51′42″W / 42.810392, -89.861631 (Blanchardville, Wisconsin)Coordinates: 42°48′37″N 89°51′42″W / 42.810392, -89.861631 (Blanchardville, Wisconsin)

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