Bland | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Bland County Courthouse in Bland | |
  Bland Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°06′07″N 81°06′58″W / 37.10194°N 81.11611°W / 37.10194; -81.11611 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Bland |
| Elevation | 2,438 ft (743 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 383 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Zip Code | 24315 |
| Area Code | 276 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498536[1] |
Bland is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Bland County, Virginia, United States.[2] Bland was originally known as Bland Court House.[1][3] The population as of the 2020 Census was 312.[4]
Climate
The climate in this area features moderate differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bland has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[5]
| Climate data for Bland, Virginia (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 42.0 (5.6) |
45.4 (7.4) |
53.4 (11.9) |
63.9 (17.7) |
71.9 (22.2) |
78.3 (25.7) |
81.8 (27.7) |
81.0 (27.2) |
75.9 (24.4) |
66.2 (19.0) |
55.2 (12.9) |
45.8 (7.7) |
63.4 (17.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.5 (−0.3) |
34.1 (1.2) |
40.8 (4.9) |
50.0 (10.0) |
58.6 (14.8) |
66.0 (18.9) |
69.8 (21.0) |
68.7 (20.4) |
62.8 (17.1) |
52.2 (11.2) |
41.9 (5.5) |
34.9 (1.6) |
50.9 (10.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 21.1 (−6.1) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
36.1 (2.3) |
45.2 (7.3) |
53.7 (12.1) |
57.9 (14.4) |
56.4 (13.6) |
49.7 (9.8) |
38.1 (3.4) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
24.0 (−4.4) |
38.5 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.45 (88) |
3.07 (78) |
4.14 (105) |
3.87 (98) |
4.38 (111) |
4.26 (108) |
4.01 (102) |
3.67 (93) |
3.61 (92) |
2.75 (70) |
2.50 (64) |
3.62 (92) |
43.33 (1,101) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.6 (22) |
7.0 (18) |
4.2 (11) |
0.9 (2.3) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.2 (0.51) |
0.6 (1.5) |
5.4 (14) |
26.9 (69.31) |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 383 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[7] 2010[8] 2020 | |||
Bland was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[8]
Notable person
- Bob Williams, American football coach
References
- "Bland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- Photo of envelope addressed to Bland Court House - Back of envelope showing cancel by Bland Court House post office in 1883
- Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Deprecated link archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
- Climate Summary for Bland, Virginia
- "NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access". NOAA. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
- "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia" (PDF). United States Census Bureau.