- 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 ofNew Zealand . TheGrey 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]Notes
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