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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_K%C5%ABn_(Virginia)" title="Bland Kūn (Virginia) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Bland Kūn (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4" title="Бланд – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бланд" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County,_Virginia" title="Bland County, Virginia – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Bland County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County" title="Bland County – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Bland County" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tum mw-list-item"><a href="https://tum.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County,_Virginia" title="Bland County, Virginia – Tumbuka" lang="tum" hreflang="tum" data-title="Bland County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="ChiTumbuka" data-language-local-name="Tumbuka" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiTumbuka</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County,_Virginia" title="Bland County, Virginia – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Bland County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County" title="Bland County – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Bland County" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Bland_(Virginia)" title="Condado de Bland (Virginia) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Bland (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_konderria_(Virginia)" title="Bland konderria (Virginia) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Bland konderria (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="شهرستان بلاند، ویرجینیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان بلاند، ویرجینیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Bland_(Virginie)" title="Comté de Bland (Virginie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Bland (Virginie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="بلاند ٚ شأرستان (ويرجينيا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="بلاند ٚ شأرستان (ويرجينيا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B8%94%EB%9E%9C%EB%93%9C%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%B2%84%EC%A7%80%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%EC%A3%BC)" title="블랜드군 (버지니아주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="블랜드군 (버지니아주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="বিল্যান্ড কাউন্টি, ভার্জিনিয়া – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="বিল্যান্ড কাউন্টি, ভার্জিনিয়া" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Bland" title="Contea di Bland – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Bland" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konteth_Bland,_Virjynni" title="Konteth Bland, Virjynni – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Konteth Bland, Virjynni" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_megye_(Virginia)" title="Bland megye (Virginia) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Bland megye (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF_(%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7)" title="بلاند (ویرجینیا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="بلاند (ویرجینیا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_G%C3%B4ng_(Virginia)" title="Bland Gông (Virginia) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Bland Gông (Virginia)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County" title="Bland County – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Bland County" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E9%83%A1_(%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E5%B7%9E)" title="ブランド郡 (バージニア州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ブランド郡 (バージニア州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D1%8D%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%BE,_%D0%92%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8)" title="Блэнд (гуо, Виргини) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Блэнд (гуо, Виргини)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County" title="Bland County – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Bland County" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%88_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4%D9%86%D9%B9%DB%8C" title="بلینڈ کاؤنٹی – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="بلینڈ کاؤنٹی" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County" title="Bland County – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Bland County" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hrabstwo_Bland" title="Hrabstwo Bland – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Hrabstwo Bland" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Bland" title="Condado de Bland – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Condado de Bland" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comitatul_Bland,_Virginia" title="Comitatul Bland, Virginia – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Comitatul Bland, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3)" title="Бланд (округ) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Бланд (округ)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County" title="Bland County – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Bland County" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bland_County,_Virginia" title="Bland County, Virginia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Bland County, Virginia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a 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.ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Bland County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Bland County Courthouse"><img alt="Bland County Courthouse" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg/225px-Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="225" height="296" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg/338px-Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg/450px-Bland_County_Courthouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2127" data-file-height="2798" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Bland County Courthouse</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Bland_County,_Virginia.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Bland County"><img alt="Flag of Bland County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Bland_County%2C_Virginia.png/100px-Flag_of_Bland_County%2C_Virginia.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Bland_County%2C_Virginia.png/150px-Flag_of_Bland_County%2C_Virginia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c6/Flag_of_Bland_County%2C_Virginia.png/200px-Flag_of_Bland_County%2C_Virginia.png 2x" data-file-width="325" data-file-height="216" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Flag</div></div><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Blandcountyseal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Bland County"><img alt="Official seal of Bland County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/95/Blandcountyseal.png/99px-Blandcountyseal.png" decoding="async" width="99" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/95/Blandcountyseal.png 1.5x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="107" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Virginia"><img alt="Map of Virginia highlighting Bland County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2495" data-file-height="1082" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Virginia_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Virginia's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Virginia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Virginia_in_United_States.svg/300px-Virginia_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Virginia_in_United_States.svg/450px-Virginia_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Virginia_in_United_States.svg/600px-Virginia_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Virginia's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Bland_County,_Virginia&params=37.13_N_81.13_W_type:city(6270)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°08′N</span> <span class="longitude">81°08′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.13°N 81.13°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.13; -81.13</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_Virginia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Virginia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1861</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bland" title="Richard Bland">Richard Bland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bland,_Virginia" title="Bland, Virginia">Bland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest community</th><td class="infobox-data">Bland</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">359 sq mi (930 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">358 sq mi (930 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">1 sq mi (3 km<sup>2</sup>)  0.3%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">6,270</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">17/sq mi (6.7/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Virginia%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Virginia's 9th congressional district">9th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blandcountyva.gov">www<wbr />.blandcountyva<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Bland County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Virginia" title="Southwest Virginia">southwestern</a> portion of the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._state)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. state)">Commonwealth</a> of <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>. The <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is the <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated area</a> of <a href="/wiki/Bland,_Virginia" title="Bland, Virginia">Bland</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GR6_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR6-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 6,270. </p><p>Bland County was created in 1861 from parts of <a href="/wiki/Wythe_County,_Virginia" title="Wythe County, Virginia">Wythe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Virginia" title="Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Virginia" title="Giles County, Virginia">Giles</a> counties in Virginia. The new county was named in honor of <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bland" title="Richard Bland">Richard Bland</a>, a Virginia statesman who served in the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Burgesses" title="House of Burgesses">House of Burgesses</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Congress" title="Continental Congress">Continental Congress</a>. </p><p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020 census</a>, the county population was 6,270, making it the <a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia" title="List of cities and counties in Virginia">4th least populated county in Virginia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bland County is also one of the few counties in the United States that do not contain any incorporated municipalities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Bland.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Richard_Bland.jpg/220px-Richard_Bland.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Richard_Bland.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="292" data-file-height="353" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bland" title="Richard Bland">Richard Bland</a>, for whom the county was named</figcaption></figure> <p>The push to create Bland County resulted from popular dissatisfaction with the distances required to travel to the various <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seats</a> in the area. The distances and the difficult mountain trails created a significant hardship for those needing to conduct legal affairs. In addition, the growing population resented paying taxes for benefits outside of the local area. This pressure eventually persuaded the <a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia General Assembly</a> to take action to form a new county in the southwestern portion of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bland County was officially formed on March 30, 1861, from parts of <a href="/wiki/Wythe_County,_Virginia" title="Wythe County, Virginia">Wythe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Virginia" title="Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Virginia" title="Giles County, Virginia">Giles</a> counties. Additional land from Giles County was added later. The county was named after <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bland" title="Richard Bland">Richard Bland</a>, a Virginia statesman and political figure who helped lead the struggle for freedom and independence from England.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a>, the county has a total area of 358.7 square miles (929.0 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 357.7 square miles (926.4 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km<sup>2</sup>) (0.3%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-GR1_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bland County lies within the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Regional_Commission" title="Appalachian Regional Commission">Appalachian Regional Commission</a>'s definition of the <a href="/wiki/Appalachian_Mountains" title="Appalachian Mountains">Appalachian</a> region. The county is mountainous with small river valleys running through the county. The county lies entirely within the <a href="/wiki/Ridge_and_Valley" class="mw-redirect" title="Ridge and Valley">Ridge and Valley</a> <a href="/wiki/Physiographic_province" title="Physiographic province">physiographic province</a>. </p><p>The North Fork of the <a href="/wiki/Holston_River" title="Holston River">Holston River</a> has its head waters in Bland County. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mercer_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mercer County, West Virginia">Mercer County, West Virginia</a> – north</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Virginia" title="Giles County, Virginia">Giles County</a> – northeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Virginia" title="Pulaski County, Virginia">Pulaski County</a> – southeast</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wythe_County,_Virginia" title="Wythe County, Virginia">Wythe County</a> – south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smyth_County,_Virginia" title="Smyth County, Virginia">Smyth County</a> – southwest</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Virginia" title="Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell County</a> – west</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_protected_area">National <a href="/wiki/Protected_area" title="Protected area">protected area</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: National protected area"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_National_Forest" class="mw-redirect" title="Jefferson National Forest">Jefferson National Forest</a> (part)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/I-74.svg/24px-I-74.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/I-74.svg/36px-I-74.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/I-74.svg/48px-I-74.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_74_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 74 (Virginia)">I-74</a> (future)</li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/I-77.svg/24px-I-77.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/I-77.svg/36px-I-77.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/I-77.svg/48px-I-77.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="601" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Interstate_77_(Virginia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Interstate 77 (Virginia)">I-77</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_52.svg/24px-US_52.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_52.svg/36px-US_52.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/US_52.svg/48px-US_52.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_52_in_Virginia" title="U.S. Route 52 in Virginia">US 52</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Virginia_42.svg/24px-Virginia_42.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Virginia_42.svg/36px-Virginia_42.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Virginia_42.svg/48px-Virginia_42.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_42" title="Virginia State Route 42">SR 42</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Virginia_61.svg/24px-Virginia_61.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Virginia_61.svg/36px-Virginia_61.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/Virginia_61.svg/48px-Virginia_61.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_61" title="Virginia State Route 61">SR 61</a></li> <li><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Virginia_598.svg/30px-Virginia_598.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Virginia_598.svg/45px-Virginia_598.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Virginia_598.svg/60px-Virginia_598.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_Route_598" title="Virginia State Route 598">SR 598</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>4,000</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>5,004</td><td></td><td>25.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>5,129</td><td></td><td>2.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>5,497</td><td></td><td>7.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>5,154</td><td></td><td>−6.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>5,593</td><td></td><td>8.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>6,031</td><td></td><td>7.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>6,731</td><td></td><td>11.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>6,436</td><td></td><td>−4.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>5,982</td><td></td><td>−7.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>5,423</td><td></td><td>−9.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>6,349</td><td></td><td>17.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>6,514</td><td></td><td>2.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>6,871</td><td></td><td>5.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>6,824</td><td></td><td>−0.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>6,270</td><td></td><td>−8.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2022 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">6,148</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>−1.9%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790–1960<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900–1990<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990–2000<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption><b>Bland County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition</b><br /><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i>Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.</i></span></small> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race / Ethnicity <small>(<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)</small> </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-2010CensusP2_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2010CensusP2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-2020CensusP2_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2020CensusP2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th>% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>6,494 </td> <td>5,857 </td> <td>95.16% </td> <td>93.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>228 </td> <td>167 </td> <td>3.34% </td> <td>2.66% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0.01% </td> <td>0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>18 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0.26% </td> <td>0.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>1 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0.01% </td> <td>0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">Some Other Race</a> alone (NH) </td> <td>0 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0.00% </td> <td>0.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Mixed Race or Multi-Racial</a> (NH) </td> <td>43 </td> <td>177 </td> <td>0.63% </td> <td>2.82% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>39 </td> <td>60 </td> <td>0.57% </td> <td>0.96% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>6,824</b> </td> <td><b>6,270</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td> <td><b>100.00%</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_Census">2000 Census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2000 Census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR8_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR8-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 6,871 people, 2,568 households, and 1,908 families residing in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 19 people per square mile (7.3 people/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 3,161 housing units at an average density of 9 units per square mile (3.5 units/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the county was 94.82% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">White</a>, 4.19% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Black</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">African American</a>, 0.09% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Native American</a>, 0.12% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Asian</a>, 0.01% <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.09% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.68% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population were <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">Latino</a> of any race. 37.4% were of <a href="/wiki/American_ancestry" title="American ancestry">American</a>, 11.8% <a href="/wiki/German_Americans" title="German Americans">German</a>, 11.5% <a href="/wiki/English_Americans" title="English Americans">English</a> and 10.9% <a href="/wiki/Irish_Americans" title="Irish Americans">Irish</a> ancestry according to <a href="/wiki/Census_2000" class="mw-redirect" title="Census 2000">Census 2000</a>. </p><p>There were 2,568 households, out of which 28.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.85. </p><p>The population distribution of Bland County is: 19.40% under the age of 18, 7.60% from 18 to 24, 30.60% from 25 to 44, 27.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 119.90 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 121.90 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $30,397, and the median income for a family was $35,765. Males had a median income of $30,801 versus $23,380 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $17,744. 12.40% of the population and 9.10% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 14.20% are under the age of 18 and 22.60% are 65 or older. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government">Government</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Government"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Board_of_Supervisors">Board of Supervisors</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Board of Supervisors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>2022-2024 </p> <ul><li>District 1: K. Adam Kidd, Chair (R)</li> <li>District 2: Stephen Kelley, Vice Chair (R)</li> <li>District 3: Randy Johnson, Chair (I)</li> <li>District 4: Keith Costello (R)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Constitutional_officers">Constitutional officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Constitutional officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Clerk of the Circuit Court: Lisa Hall (R)</li> <li>Commissioner of the Revenue: Cindy U. Wright (I)</li> <li>Commonwealth's Attorney: Patrick D. White (R)</li> <li>Sheriff: Jason Ramsey (R)</li> <li>Treasurer: John F. Goins (I)</li></ul> <p>Bland County is represented by Republican <a href="/wiki/Travis_Hackworth" title="Travis Hackworth">Travis Hackworth</a> in the Virginia Senate, Republican <a href="/wiki/Will_Morefield" title="Will Morefield">James W. "Will" Morefield</a> in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Republican <a href="/wiki/H._Morgan_Griffith" class="mw-redirect" title="H. Morgan Griffith">H. Morgan Griffith</a> in the U.S. House of Representatives. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Bland County, Virginia<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2024 United States presidential election in Virginia">2024</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,998 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>84.57%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">524 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14.78% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.65% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2020 United States presidential election in Virginia">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,903 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>83.44%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">532 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">15.29% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">44 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2016 United States presidential election in Virginia">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,573 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>81.97%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">453 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14.43% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">113 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.60% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2012 United States presidential election in Virginia">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,144 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>72.73%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">735 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">24.93% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">69 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2008 United States presidential election in Virginia">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,031 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.64%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">864 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.20% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">64 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.16% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2004 United States presidential election in Virginia">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,962 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>68.48%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">846 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.53% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">57 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="2000 United States presidential election in Virginia">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,759 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>65.44%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">851 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">31.66% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">78 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.90% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1996 United States presidential election in Virginia">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,167 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46.00%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">939 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">37.01% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">431 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1992 United States presidential election in Virginia">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,368 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>48.31%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,001 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">35.35% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">463 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16.35% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1988 United States presidential election in Virginia">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,556 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>61.12%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">937 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">36.80% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">53 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1984 United States presidential election in Virginia">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,812 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>67.29%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">867 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.19% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">14 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.52% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1980 United States presidential election in Virginia">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,278 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.50%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">1,002 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.73% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">65 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.77% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1976 United States presidential election in Virginia">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,047 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.91%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">961 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">47.65% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">9 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.45% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1972 United States presidential election in Virginia">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,352 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>70.64%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">527 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">27.53% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">35 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.83% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1968 United States presidential election in Virginia">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">938 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.38%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">560 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">30.08% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">364 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">19.55% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1964 United States presidential election in Virginia">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">717 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">851 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.20%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.13% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1960 United States presidential election in Virginia">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">848 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.75%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">822 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.19% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.06% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in Virginia">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,113 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.16%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">813 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.76% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1952 United States presidential election in Virginia">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,000 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.21%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">743 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.51% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1948 United States presidential election in Virginia">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">822 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.49%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">738 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.33% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">68 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.18% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1944 United States presidential election in Virginia">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">744 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">49.40% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">762 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.60%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1940 United States presidential election in Virginia">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">693 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">47.83% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">753 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.97%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1936 United States presidential election in Virginia">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">642 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">45.05% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">778 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>54.60%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.35% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1932 United States presidential election in Virginia">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">556 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">41.00% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">783 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>57.74%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">17 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.25% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1928 United States presidential election in Virginia">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">826 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>58.96%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">575 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.04% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1924 United States presidential election in Virginia">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">609 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.96%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">604 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">49.55% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.49% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1920 United States presidential election in Virginia">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">478 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.26%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">403 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.74% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.00% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1916 United States presidential election in Virginia">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">420 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.85%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">356 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.64% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1912 United States presidential election in Virginia">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">206 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">33.50% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">289 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>46.99%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">120 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">19.51% </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The county is a historically Republican county. The only Democrats who have carried it since 1910 have been <a href="/wiki/Woodrow_Wilson" title="Woodrow Wilson">Woodrow Wilson</a> in 1912 when the Republican Party was split between <a href="/wiki/William_Howard_Taft" title="William Howard Taft">William Howard Taft</a> and <a href="/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt" title="Theodore Roosevelt">Theodore Roosevelt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> in each of his four elections, and <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> in 1964, all national Democratic Party landslides. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_places">Census-designated places</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Census-designated places"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bastian,_Virginia" title="Bastian, Virginia">Bastian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bland,_Virginia" title="Bland, Virginia">Bland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechanicsburg,_Virginia" title="Mechanicsburg, Virginia">Mechanicsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Gap,_Virginia" title="Rocky Gap, Virginia">Rocky Gap</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Additional_community">Additional community</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Additional community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ceres,_Virginia" title="Ceres, Virginia">Ceres</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bland_County,_Virginia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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title="Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell County</a></td> <td style="width:33%;"> <div style="white-space:nowrap;"><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="West"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/17px-Pfeil_links.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/25px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Pfeil_links.svg/34px-Pfeil_links.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span><b style="display:inline-block; vertical-align:middle; margin:0.75em 1em">Bland County, Virginia</b><span class="mw-valign-middle" typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" 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County, Virginia">Wythe County</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Virginia" title="Pulaski County, Virginia">Pulaski County</a></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Municipalities_and_communities_of_Bland_County,_Virginia,_United_States" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Bland,_Virginia" title="Bland, Virginia"><span>Bland</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bastian,_Virginia" title="Bastian, Virginia">Bastian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bland,_Virginia" title="Bland, Virginia">Bland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechanicsburg,_Virginia" title="Mechanicsburg, Virginia">Mechanicsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Gap,_Virginia" title="Rocky Gap, Virginia">Rocky Gap</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Virginia highlighting Bland County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg/360px-Map_of_Virginia_highlighting_Bland_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2495" data-file-height="1082" /></span><figcaption>Map of Virginia highlighting Bland County</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Other<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div 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Tennessee-Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia_metropolitan_area" title="Charlottesville, Virginia metropolitan area">Charlottesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Virginia_micropolitan_area" title="Danville, Virginia micropolitan area">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonburg_metropolitan_area" title="Harrisonburg metropolitan area">Harrisonburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg_metropolitan_area" title="Lynchburg metropolitan area">Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsville,_Virginia_micropolitan_area" title="Martinsville, Virginia micropolitan area">Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_Richmond_Region" title="Greater Richmond Region">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_metropolitan_area" title="Roanoke metropolitan area">Roanoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staunton%E2%80%93Waynesboro_metropolitan_area" title="Staunton–Waynesboro metropolitan area">Staunton-Waynesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_Roads" title="Hampton Roads">Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_metropolitan_area" title="Washington metropolitan area">Washington-Arlington-Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_VA%E2%80%93WV_MSA" title="Winchester, VA–WV MSA">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia" title="List of cities and counties in Virginia">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Accomack_County,_Virginia" title="Accomack County, Virginia">Accomack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle_County,_Virginia" title="Albemarle County, Virginia">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleghany_County,_Virginia" title="Alleghany County, Virginia">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a 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Virginia">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buckingham_County,_Virginia" title="Buckingham County, Virginia">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Campbell_County,_Virginia" title="Campbell County, Virginia">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_County,_Virginia" title="Caroline County, Virginia">Caroline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Virginia" title="Carroll County, Virginia">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_City_County,_Virginia" title="Charles City County, Virginia">Charles City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_County,_Virginia" title="Charlotte County, Virginia">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesterfield_County,_Virginia" title="Chesterfield County, Virginia">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_County,_Virginia" title="Clarke County, Virginia">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Craig_County,_Virginia" title="Craig County, Virginia">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culpeper_County,_Virginia" title="Culpeper County, Virginia">Culpeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cumberland_County,_Virginia" title="Cumberland County, Virginia">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickenson_County,_Virginia" title="Dickenson County, Virginia">Dickenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dinwiddie_County,_Virginia" title="Dinwiddie County, Virginia">Dinwiddie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Essex_County,_Virginia" title="Essex County, Virginia">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauquier_County,_Virginia" title="Fauquier County, Virginia">Fauquier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Virginia" title="Floyd County, Virginia">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fluvanna_County,_Virginia" title="Fluvanna County, Virginia">Fluvanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Virginia" title="Franklin County, Virginia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_County,_Virginia" title="Frederick County, Virginia">Frederick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Giles_County,_Virginia" title="Giles County, Virginia">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloucester_County,_Virginia" title="Gloucester County, Virginia">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goochland_County,_Virginia" title="Goochland County, Virginia">Goochland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grayson_County,_Virginia" title="Grayson County, Virginia">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Virginia" title="Greene County, Virginia">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greensville_County,_Virginia" title="Greensville County, Virginia">Greensville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_County,_Virginia" title="Hanover County, Virginia">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henrico_County,_Virginia" title="Henrico County, Virginia">Henrico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Virginia" title="Henry County, Virginia">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_County,_Virginia" title="Highland County, Virginia">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_County,_Virginia" title="Isle of Wight County, Virginia">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_City_County,_Virginia" title="James City County, Virginia">James City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_and_Queen_County,_Virginia" title="King and Queen County, Virginia">King and Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_George_County,_Virginia" title="King George County, Virginia">King George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_William_County,_Virginia" title="King William County, Virginia">King William</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lancaster_County,_Virginia" title="Lancaster County, Virginia">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Virginia" title="Lee County, Virginia">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisa_County,_Virginia" title="Louisa County, Virginia">Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lunenburg_County,_Virginia" title="Lunenburg County, Virginia">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Virginia" title="Madison County, Virginia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathews_County,_Virginia" title="Mathews County, Virginia">Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_Virginia" title="Mecklenburg County, Virginia">Mecklenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middlesex_County,_Virginia" title="Middlesex County, Virginia">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Virginia" title="Montgomery County, Virginia">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_County,_Virginia" title="Nelson County, Virginia">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Kent_County,_Virginia" title="New Kent County, Virginia">New Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northampton_County,_Virginia" title="Northampton County, Virginia">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northumberland_County,_Virginia" title="Northumberland County, Virginia">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nottoway_County,_Virginia" title="Nottoway County, Virginia">Nottoway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_Virginia" title="Orange County, Virginia">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Page_County,_Virginia" title="Page County, Virginia">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_County,_Virginia" title="Patrick County, Virginia">Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="Pittsylvania County, Virginia">Pittsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Powhatan_County,_Virginia" title="Powhatan County, Virginia">Powhatan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_Edward_County,_Virginia" title="Prince Edward County, Virginia">Prince Edward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_George_County,_Virginia" title="Prince George County, Virginia">Prince George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_William_County,_Virginia" title="Prince William County, Virginia">Prince William</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Virginia" title="Pulaski County, Virginia">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rappahannock_County,_Virginia" title="Rappahannock County, Virginia">Rappahannock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_County,_Virginia" title="Richmond County, Virginia">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_County,_Virginia" title="Roanoke County, Virginia">Roanoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockbridge_County,_Virginia" title="Rockbridge County, Virginia">Rockbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockingham_County,_Virginia" title="Rockingham County, Virginia">Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_County,_Virginia" title="Russell County, Virginia">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_County,_Virginia" title="Scott County, Virginia">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_County,_Virginia" title="Shenandoah County, Virginia">Shenandoah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smyth_County,_Virginia" title="Smyth County, Virginia">Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southampton_County,_Virginia" title="Southampton County, Virginia">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="Spotsylvania County, Virginia">Spotsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stafford_County,_Virginia" title="Stafford County, Virginia">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surry_County,_Virginia" title="Surry County, Virginia">Surry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sussex_County,_Virginia" title="Sussex County, Virginia">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Virginia" title="Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Virginia" title="Warren County, Virginia">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Virginia" title="Washington County, Virginia">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westmoreland_County,_Virginia" title="Westmoreland County, Virginia">Westmoreland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wise_County,_Virginia" title="Wise County, Virginia">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wythe_County,_Virginia" title="Wythe County, Virginia">Wythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/York_County,_Virginia" title="York County, Virginia">York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_city_(United_States)#Virginia" title="Independent city (United States)">Independent<br />cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bristol,_Virginia" title="Bristol, Virginia">Bristol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista,_Virginia" title="Buena Vista, Virginia">Buena Vista</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlottesville,_Virginia" title="Charlottesville, Virginia">Charlottesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chesapeake,_Virginia" title="Chesapeake, Virginia">Chesapeake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonial_Heights,_Virginia" title="Colonial Heights, Virginia">Colonial Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Covington,_Virginia" title="Covington, Virginia">Covington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danville,_Virginia" title="Danville, Virginia">Danville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emporia,_Virginia" title="Emporia, Virginia">Emporia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax,_Virginia" title="Fairfax, Virginia">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falls_Church,_Virginia" title="Falls Church, Virginia">Falls Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin,_Virginia" title="Franklin, Virginia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fredericksburg,_Virginia" title="Fredericksburg, Virginia">Fredericksburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galax,_Virginia" title="Galax, Virginia">Galax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton,_Virginia" title="Hampton, Virginia">Hampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harrisonburg,_Virginia" title="Harrisonburg, Virginia">Harrisonburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopewell,_Virginia" title="Hopewell, Virginia">Hopewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lexington,_Virginia" title="Lexington, Virginia">Lexington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynchburg,_Virginia" title="Lynchburg, Virginia">Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manassas,_Virginia" title="Manassas, Virginia">Manassas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manassas_Park,_Virginia" title="Manassas Park, Virginia">Manassas Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martinsville,_Virginia" title="Martinsville, Virginia">Martinsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newport_News,_Virginia" title="Newport News, Virginia">Newport News</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk,_Virginia" title="Norfolk, Virginia">Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton,_Virginia" title="Norton, Virginia">Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Petersburg,_Virginia" title="Petersburg, Virginia">Petersburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poquoson,_Virginia" title="Poquoson, Virginia">Poquoson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_Virginia" title="Portsmouth, Virginia">Portsmouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radford,_Virginia" title="Radford, Virginia">Radford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke,_Virginia" title="Roanoke, Virginia">Roanoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salem,_Virginia" title="Salem, Virginia">Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staunton,_Virginia" title="Staunton, Virginia">Staunton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suffolk,_Virginia" title="Suffolk, Virginia">Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_Beach,_Virginia" title="Virginia Beach, Virginia">Virginia Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waynesboro,_Virginia" title="Waynesboro, Virginia">Waynesboro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg,_Virginia" title="Williamsburg, Virginia">Williamsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winchester,_Virginia" title="Winchester, Virginia">Winchester</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><span 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