Louisiana · Census place 2207730
Blanchard, Louisiana
Blanchard is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana with an estimated 3,371 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 82nd largest of 155 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,371
- #82 of 155 in Louisiana
- Change since 2020
- -4.9%
- -173 people
- Land area
- 3.5 sq mi
- Density
- 971 / sq mi
- State median 1,568
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Blanchard population, 2020 to 2024
Blanchard lost 173 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.9%. In the latest year it moved by -21.
Blanchard covers 3.47 square miles of land, for 971 people per square mile of land. The median Louisiana place of 5,000+ has 1,568, so Blanchard is less dense than the typical town.
What county Blanchard is in
All of Blanchard's residents live in Caddo Parish, which had 224,893 residents in 2024. Blanchard holds 1.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Blanchard
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Blanchard by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 71009, 71107. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Blanchard is
The Census internal point of Blanchard is at 32.602700, -93.883100. Baton Rouge, the capital, is 217.2 miles SE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Shreveport, LA (176,578 people), 10.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 32.602700, -93.883100
- DMS
- 32°36'9.72"N 93°52'59.16"W
- UTM
- 15N 417135.3E 3607587.7N
- Geohash
- 9vv1rxhkm
- Plus code
- 8648J438+3Q
Daylight in Blanchard
At 32.60° N, Blanchard gets about 14 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 10 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 4 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Blanchard
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Louisiana, measured between internal points. The closest is Benton, 10.3 miles away, with 2,099 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Blanchard, LA?
3,371 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 173 (4.9%) from 3,544 in July 2020.
What county is Blanchard in?
Caddo Parish. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Blanchard?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 71009, 71107.
How far is Blanchard from Baton Rouge?
217.2 miles (349.6 km) in a straight line, heading SE from Blanchard.
What is the nearest larger city to Blanchard?
Shreveport, LA, with 176,578 residents, 10.7 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.