Blaketown

Blaketown

Infobox New Zealand suburbs
name = Blaketown
city1 = Greymouth
population = 969
popdate = 2006
north =
northeast = Cobden
east = Greymouth centre
southeast =
south = Karoro
southwest =
west = (Tasman Sea)
northwest =

Blaketown is a suburb to the west of Greymouth on the West Coast of New Zealand. The Grey River separates Blaketown from Cobden, and the Blaketown Lagoon separates it from the centre of Greymouth. [cite book|title=Reed New Zealand Atlas|year=2004|id=ISBN 0-7900-0952-8|author=Peter Dowling (editor)|publisher=Reed Books|pages=map 69] [cite book|title=The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand|year=2005|id=ISBN 1-877333-20-4|author=Roger Smith, GeographX|publisher=Robbie Burton|pages=map 156]

The population was 969 in the 2006 Census, an increase of 9 from 2001. [cite web|url=http://www.stats.govt.nz/census/2006-census-data/final-counts/west-coast-region.htm|title=Final counts – census night and census usually resident populations, and occupied dwellings - Grey District|publisher=Statistics New Zealand] .

The town is named after Isaac Blake, an early storekeeper in the district. [cite book|url=http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=FDoQAAAAYAAJ&q=Blaketown+Blake&dq=Blaketown+Blake|title=Banking Under Difficulties|author=George Ogilvy Preshaw, P. O. Preshaw|year=1888|page=p 102]

Education

Blaketown School is a coeducational full primary (years 1-8) school with a decile rating of 2 and a roll of 74. [cite web|url=http://www.tki.org.nz/e/schools/display_school_info.php?school_id=3295|title=Te Kete Ipurangi - Blaketown School|publisher=Ministry of Education]

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