Bland, Missouri

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Population in July 2008: 558. Population change since 2000: -1.2%

Males: 267	(48.0%)
Females: 291	(52.0%)

Median resident age:	39.3 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 65014.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,766 (it was $26,667 in 2000)

Bland:	$33,766
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,743

Bland:	$16,743
Missouri:	$23,915

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $63,161 (it was $39,000 in 2000)

Bland:	$63,161
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $80,227; Detached houses: $82,484; Mobile homes: $16,731

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Races in Bland:

White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
American Indian (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Bland: 72.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (35.6%), Irish (20.4%), English (13.8%), United States (5.5%), Dutch (2.7%), Italian (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1902

Elevation: 1023 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 870 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bland

High school or higher: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 3.6%
Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bland city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 51.7%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 13.6%
Divorced: 15.8%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.0%
Missouri:	2.7%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Bland, Missouri in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bland to the number of sex offenders is 186 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bland:	0.8% ($309)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Columbia, MO (58.5 miles , pop. 84,531).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (78.6 miles , pop. 348,189).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (322.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Belle, MO (2.2 miles ), Owensville, MO (2.8 miles ), Rosebud, MO (3.7 miles ), Freeburg, MO (4.0 miles ), Linn, MO (4.1 miles ), Gerald, MO (4.2 miles ), Vienna, MO (4.3 miles ), Cuba, MO (4.6 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 0 buildings
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000
2008: 3 buildings, average cost: $125,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 38.30 N, Longitude: 91.63 W

Area code: 573

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Population change in the 1990s: -93 (-14.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (14%)
Printing and related support activities (9%)
Furniture and related products (9%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (15%)
Printing and related support activities (10%)
Educational services (10%)
Public administration (9%)
Food and beverage stores (7%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Printing workers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Printing workers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Secondary school teachers (4%)

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Crime in Bland by Year
Type	2004	2006	2007
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	2	0	2
per 100,000	347.8	0.0	353.4
Burglaries	1	5	9
per 100,000	173.9	869.6	1590.1
Thefts	2	0	2
per 100,000	347.8	0.0	353.4
Auto thefts	2	0	0
per 100,000	347.8	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	123.5	60.9	196.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.79
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bland, Missouri

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Bland-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 60% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1983, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.1 miles away from the Bland city center injured 3 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 6/22/1969, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 37.9 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 22 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Bland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Missouri state average. It is 94% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/2/1991 at 03:49:01, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 56.4 miles away from Bland center
On 7/31/2005 at 07:07:07, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 65.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/27/1993 at 00:08:34, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, 3.3 MD, Depth: 10.3 mi) earthquake occurred 70.8 miles away from the city center
On 1/21/1992 at 11:36:21, a magnitude 3.1 (2.3 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 60.1 miles away from Bland center
On 9/20/1997 at 05:55:50, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.9 miles away from the city center
On 3/30/2001 at 17:13:55, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.6 miles away from Bland center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD)

Bland topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Bland:

HERMANN AREA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HERMANN, MO)
PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 26 miles; ROLLA, MO)
MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL SULLIVAN (about 28 miles; SULLIVAN, MO)

Political contributions by individuals in Bland, MO

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bland:

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 31 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 49 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 5,892)
JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 59 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT enrollment: 2,568)
LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)

Public elementary/middle school in Bland:

Maries Co. Middle (Students: 163; Location: 300 S Main; Grades: 06-08)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bland and their reported violations in the past:

BLAND (Population served: 655, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and MAY-20-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

11 routine major monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	57.5%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	6.1%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	11.5%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bland, MO

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Bland compared to Missouri state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bland (2009 data):

Legends Bank: Bland Branch at 202 N Main, branch established on 1984-12-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $227.9 mil, Deposits: $178.1 mil, headquarters in Linn, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Linn Holding Company

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Bland mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Gasconade County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Electricity (23%) Wood (9%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Utility gas (1%)

Religion statistics for Bland

Adherents

Name	United Church of Christ	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	26.7%	24.2%	24.0%	7.6%	6.5%
Congregations	19.0%	7.1%	21.4%	9.5%	14.3%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Evangelical Free Church of America	Assemblies of God	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	1.5%	1.3%	1.1%	2.5%
Congregations	7.1%	7.1%	2.4%	2.4%	9.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	1	$1,893	$22,716	1	$30
Police Protection - Officers	1	$2,037	$24,444	0	$0
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$460
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$1,018
Totals for Government	2	$3,930	$23,580	3	$1,508

6.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,844 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Missouri average:	7.87%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Franklin County, MO	2.06% ($32,451 average AGI)
from St. Louis County, MO	0.51% ($48,600)
from Maries County, MO	0.42% ($20,880)

6.95% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,457 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.95%
Missouri average:	7.66%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Franklin County, MO	2.17% ($23,484 average AGI)
to Maries County, MO	0.42% ($23,680)
to Montgomery County, MO	0.39% ($27,304)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bland:

KXEN (1010 AM; 50 kW; FESTUS-ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: BDJ RADIO ENTERPRISES, LLC)
KMOX (1120 AM; 50 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
KWOS (950 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: ZIMMER RADIO OF MID-MISSOURI, INC.)
KLIK (1240 AM; 5 kW; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: PREMIER RADIO GROUP)
KRMS (1150 AM; 10 kW; OSAGE BEACH, MO; Owner: VIPER COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSDZ (1260 AM; 20 kW; BELLEVILLE, IL)
KJPW (1390 AM; 5 kW; WAYNESVILLE, MO; Owner: PULASKI COUNTY BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KBNN (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; LEBANON, MO; Owner: OZARK BROADCASTING, INC.)
WCRV (640 AM; 50 kW; COLLIERVILLE, TN; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY/TENNESSEE)
KTRS (550 AM; 5 kW; ST. LOUIS, MO; Owner: KTRS-AM LICENSE, L.L.C.)
KTTR (1490 AM; 1 kW; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KTTR-KZNN, INC.)
KRFT (1190 AM; 10 kW; DE SOTO, MO; Owner: ALL SPORTS RADIO, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bland:

KXMO-FM (95.3 FM; OWENSVILLE, MO; Owner: KDAA-KMOZ, LLC)
KTTR-FM (99.7 FM; ST. JAMES, MO; Owner: KTTR-KZNN, INC.)
KNSX (93.3 FM; STEELVILLE, MO; Owner: TWENTY-ONE SOUND COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KDAA (97.5 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KDAA-KMOZ, LLC)
KZNN (105.3 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: KTTR-KZNN, INC.)
KJLU (88.9 FM; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KGNN-FM (90.3 FM; CUBA, MO; Owner: MO RIVER CHRISTIAN B/CASTING, INC.)
KMNR (89.7 FM; ROLLA, MO; Owner: CURATORS OF THE UNIV. OF MISSOURI)

TV broadcast stations around Bland:

K63FW (Channel 63; JAMESTOWN, MO; Owner: ROGER E. HARDERS)
KNLJ (Channel 25; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: NEW LIFE EVANGELISTIC CENTER, INC.)
KRCG (Channel 13; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Owner: MEL WHEELER INC.)

Bland fatal accident list:
Sep 6, 1986 09:55 AM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 15, 1983 10:05 AM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

0.5 Km S Of Int Of St Rts "b" & 28, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 92 m
Registrant: Robert B. Mahaffey, Springfield, MO 65808, Phone: (417) 883-9180

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2

City Hall 2 Blks W Hwy 28, Call Sign: WNHM737, Licensee ID: L00073688
Assigned Frequencies : 72.6600 MHz
Grant Date: 10/02/1996, Expiration Date: 11/13/2001, Cancelation Date: 04/14/2002
Registrant: Ra Com Electronic Security Systems Inc, 5439 State Road A, Washington, MO 63090, Phone: (314) 239-7192
Lat: 38.303333 Lon: -91.633333, Call Sign: WPTN217
Assigned Frequencies : 158.340 MHz
Grant Date: 11/05/2001, Expiration Date: 11/05/2011, Certifier: Vicki Schultheis
Registrant: Latham & Watkins, 555 Eleventh St., Nw Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1304, Phone: (202) 637-2262, Fax: (202) 637-2201, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

Bland Station, Lat: 38.274528 Lon: -91.616000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 30.5 m, Call Sign: WQIK982
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 03/07/2008, Expiration Date: 03/07/2018, Certifier: Chris Kaitson
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 7

Call Sign: KC0CMA, Previous Call Sign: KB0ZSD, Licensee ID: L01220059
Grant Date: 12/04/2006, Expiration Date: 02/20/2017, Certifier: Kevin E Brown
Registrant: Kevin E Brown, Bland, MO 65014
Call Sign: N0TNT, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00675188
Grant Date: 04/30/2003, Expiration Date: 04/30/2013, Certifier: Samuel E Owens Jr
Registrant: Samuel E Owens Jr, 300 Hwy B Apt E19, Bland, MO 65014
Call Sign: N0YTY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00705475
Grant Date: 06/23/2003, Expiration Date: 09/21/2013
Registrant: Dale G Jannick, Bland, MO 65014
Call Sign: KC0SPL, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00766292
Grant Date: 06/16/2004, Expiration Date: 06/16/2014, Certifier: John E Durbin Jr
Registrant: John E Durbin Jr, Bland, MO 65014
Call Sign: KC0TVV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00978658
Grant Date: 02/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/15/2015, Certifier: Nancy A Wilt
Registrant: Nancy A Wilt, Bland, MO 65014
Call Sign: KC0TVW, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00978659
Grant Date: 02/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/15/2015, Certifier: Mark E Wilt
Registrant: Mark E Wilt, Bland, MO 65014
Call Sign: KC0TVX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00978660
Grant Date: 02/15/2005, Expiration Date: 02/15/2015, Certifier: Brian D Wilt
Registrant: Brian D Wilt, Bland, MO 65014

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1

Aircraft: CESSNA 140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 73051 , Serial Number: 10259, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 09/17/1956
Registrant (Individual): Bradley R Slaughter, Rr 2 Box 125a, Bland, MO 65014

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 39
Hazardous Condition: 6
Good Intent Call: 5

Incident types - Bland

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