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Blanket
Texastown
Total population
434
Median home value
$76,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$40,750
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Blanket sits in Texas, United States and is identified as a small town. Located at 31.824°, -98.790°, Blanket occupies a warm-temperate portion of the northern hemisphere. Population sits at roughly 434 according to the open data we track. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,815 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 71% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. Total area is recorded as a compact 1.7 km². That works out to roughly 255 residents per square kilometre — a moderate population density. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Blanket, TX from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Earthquake history
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Texas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Blanket
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 45 mi
- Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 53 mi
- Wildfire Bufford Creek, Stephens, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 67 mi
- Wildfire Ross, Palo Pinto, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 70 mi
- Wildfire Harris, Throckmorton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-31 · 87 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 109 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 7105, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 110 mi
- Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-28 · 129 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • NASA EONET