Blanchard is an unorganized territory (township) in Piscataquis County,

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, United States. The population was 91 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the unorganized territory has a total area of 45.0 square miles (116.5 km²), of which 44.3 square miles (114.8 km²) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.7 km²) (1.47%) is water.

Climate

This

climatic Climate is the long-term weather pattern in a region, typically averaged over 30 years. More rigorously, it is the mean and variability of meteorological variables over a time spanning from months to millions of years. Some of the meteorolog ...

region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

Köppen Climate Classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

system, Blanchard has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold ...

, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.Climate Summary for Blanchard, Maine
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Notable people

Thomas Davee Thomas Davee (December 9, 1797 – December 9, 1841) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where he attended the common schools. Later, he moved to Maine, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits. D ...

of Blanchard was a U.S. Congressman and a member of the

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in the 19th century. Before moving to Monson, photographer

Berenice Abbott Berenice Alice Abbott (July 17, 1898 – December 9, 1991) was an American photographer best known for her portraits of cultural figures of the interwar period, New York City photographs of architecture and urban design of the 1930s, and science ...

, famous for her 1930s views of

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streets and buildings, lived in Blanchard during the 1950s.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 83 people, 42 households, and 23 families residing in the unorganized territory. The population density was . There were 148 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the unorganized territory was 98.80%

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, and 1.20% from two or more races. There were 42 households, out of which 21.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.4% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children (if any), and b ...

living together, 2.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 42.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.71. In the unorganized territory the population was spread out, with 20.5% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 37.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 124.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males. The median income for a household in the unorganized territory was $13,250, and the median income for a family was $45,625. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $27,500 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...

for the unorganized territory was $12,571. There were 15.8% of families and 33.3% of the population living below the

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, including 26.7% of under eighteens and 22.2% of those over 64.

References

{{authority control Unorganized territories in Maine Populated places in Piscataquis County, Maine