{{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Bland |settlement_type = Census-designated place (CDP) |official_name = |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Bland County Courthouse.jpg |image_caption = Bland County Courthouse in Bland |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |pushpin_map = Virginia |pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia |pushpin_label_position = bottom | subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_name1 = Virginia |subdivision_name2 = Bland |leader_title = |leader_name = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |population_as_of = 2020 |population_total = 383 |population_metro = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = EST | utc_offset = −5 |timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = −4 |postal_code_type = Zip Code |postal_code = 24315 |area_code_type = Area Code |area_code = 276 |coordinates = {{coord|37|06|07|N|81|06|58|W|region:US-VA_type:city|display=inline,title}} |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 1498536<ref name="gnis">{{cite gnis|1498536|Bland}}</ref> |elevation_ft = 2438 |website = }} '''Bland''' is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Bland County, Virginia, United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> Bland was originally known as '''Bland Court House'''.<ref name="gnis"/><ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/40351648@N07/8904483944/ Photo of envelope addressed to Bland Court House] - [https://www.flickr.com/photos/40351648@N07/8904484016/ Back of envelope showing cancel by Bland Court House post office in 1883]</ref> The population as of the 2020 Census was 312.<ref>[http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120711160933/http://mcdc.missouri.edu/webrepts/pl94trends/Virginia_stplace2.html# |date=2012-07-11 }} Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.</ref>
==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.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=297044&cityname=Bland%2C+Virginia%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bland, Virginia]</ref>
{{Weather box <!-- Infobox begins --> | single line = Y | location = Bland, Virginia (1991–2020) <!-- Average high temperatures --> | Jan high F =42.0 | Feb high F =45.4 | Mar high F =53.4 | Apr high F =63.9 | May high F =71.9 | Jun high F =78.3 | Jul high F =81.8 | Aug high F =81.0 | Sep high F =75.9 | Oct high F =66.2 | Nov high F =55.2 | Dec high F =45.8 <!-- Mean daily temperature --> | Jan mean F =31.5 | Feb mean F =34.1 | Mar mean F =40.8 | Apr mean F =50.0 | May mean F =58.6 | Jun mean F =66.0 | Jul mean F =69.8 | Aug mean F =68.7 | Sep mean F =62.8 | Oct mean F =52.2 | Nov mean F =41.9 | Dec mean F =34.9 <!-- Average low temperatures --> | Jan low F =21.1 | Feb low F =22.8 | Mar low F =28.2 | Apr low F =36.1 | May low F =45.2 | Jun low F =53.7 | Jul low F =57.9 | Aug low F =56.4 | Sep low F =49.7 | Oct low F =38.1 | Nov low F =28.7 | Dec low F =24.0 <!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. --> | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =3.45 | Feb precipitation inch =3.07 | Mar precipitation inch =4.14 | Apr precipitation inch =3.87 | May precipitation inch =4.38 | Jun precipitation inch =4.26 | Jul precipitation inch =4.01 | Aug precipitation inch =3.67 | Sep precipitation inch =3.61 | Oct precipitation inch =2.75 | Nov precipitation inch =2.50 | Dec precipitation inch =3.62 <!-- Snowfall --> | Jan snow inch =8.6 | Feb snow inch =7.0 | Mar snow inch =4.2 | Apr snow inch =0.9 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.2 | Nov snow inch =0.6 | Dec snow inch =5.4 <!-- Mandatory fields, source --> | source = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/us-climate-normals/#dataset=normals-monthly&timeframe=30&station=USC00440792 |title=NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |publisher=NOAA |access-date=2025-03-06 }}</ref> }}<!-- Infobox ends -->
==Demographics== {{US Census population |align=right |2010= |2020= 383 |estyear= |estimate= |estref= |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusVA>{{Cite web|title= 2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Virginia|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-48.pdf|website=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2020 }}
Bland was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.<ref name=2010CensusVA/>
==Notable person== *Bob Williams, American football coach
==References==
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{{Bland County, Virginia}} {{Virginia county seats and independent cities}}
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