[5] The community shares a name with a town in Lancashire England and has the name of Francis Blackburn, a first settler.

[6] As of the census[8] of 2010, there were 249 people, 107 households, and 72 families living in the city.

28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 284 people, 106 households, and 76 families living in the city.

24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 10.6% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 7.9% of those 65 or over.