Blanchard is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,050 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Shreveport, Louisiana-Bossier City, Louisiana Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area.
Geography
Blanchard is located at (32.586762, -93.887590).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,050 people, 787 households, and 602 families residing in the town. The population density was 849.0 people per square mile (328.4/km2)....
Blanchard is a town in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,050 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Shreveport, Louisiana-Bossier City, Louisiana Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area.
Geography
Blanchard is located at (32.586762, -93.887590).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,050 people, 787 households, and 602 families residing in the town. The population density was 849.0 people per square mile (328.4/km2). There were 813 housing units at an average density of 336.7/sq mi (130.2/km2). The racial makeup of the town was 95.32% White (U.S. Census), 2.93% African American (U.S. Census), 0.54% Native American (U.S. Census), 0.39% Asian (U.S. Census), 0.10% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 0.10% from Race (United States Census), and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 0.59% of the population.
There were 787 households out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.8% were Marriage living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.02.