Blanchard is a town in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States.

[3] The town was founded in the 1840s by a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by James Jesse Strang.

It was named for Alvin Blanchard, who jointly owned the site along with Cyrus Newkirk.

16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 2.5% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 10.3% of those 65 or over.