Bland, Missouri
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(26.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 73.7% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Bland, MO
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2008, including police officers: 2 (1 officers - 1 male; 0 female).
| Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 1.78 |
| Missouri average: | 2.46 |
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| Here: | 2.5% |
| Missouri: | 2.8% |
- Construction (10.0%)
- Printing & related support activities (9.6%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (7.9%)
- Health care (7.5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (5.0%)
- Educational services (5.0%)
- Public administration (4.6%)
- Construction (14.4%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (9.4%)
- Printing & related support activities (9.4%)
- Truck transportation (7.9%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (6.5%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (6.5%)
- Metal & metal products (5.8%)
- Health care (15.0%)
- Printing & related support activities (10.0%)
- Educational services (10.0%)
- Public administration (9.0%)
- Food & beverage stores (7.0%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.0%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.0%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.4%)
- Printing workers (6.3%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (14.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (13.7%)
- Printing workers (6.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.0%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9.0%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (7.0%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7.0%)
- Printing workers (6.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
- Teachers, secondary school (4.0%)
Average climate in Bland, Missouri
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Bland-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Missouri state average. It is 23% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/1/1983, a category F3 (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 F4 (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.
Earthquake activity:
Bland-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Missouri state average. It is 401% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 203.5 miles away from Bland center
On 9/26/1990 at 13:18:51, a magnitude 5.0 (4.7 MB, 4.8 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 7.7 mi) earthquake occurred 139.1 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 156.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 203.5 miles away from Bland center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 318.7 miles away from Bland center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 205.9 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Gasconade County (19) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winter Storms: 4, Winds: 3, Drought: 1, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bland:
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (about 26 miles; Rolla, MO; Full-time enrollment: 6,486)
- Lincoln University (about 35 miles; Jefferson City, MO; FT enrollment: 2,348)
- East Central College (about 37 miles; Union, MO; FT enrollment: 2,810)
- University of Missouri-Columbia (about 58 miles; Columbia, MO; FT enrollment: 29,599)
- Jefferson College (about 59 miles; Hillsboro, MO; FT enrollment: 3,975)
- Columbia College (about 59 miles; Columbia, MO; FT enrollment: 13,975)
- St Charles Community College (about 63 miles; Cottleville, MO; FT enrollment: 5,302)
Public elementary/middle school in Bland:
- MARIES CO. MIDDLE (Students: 163, Location: 300 S MAIN, Grades: 5-8)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Bland Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Birthplace of: Walter E. Hussman, Sr. - Journalist.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Bland and their reported violations in the past:
BLAND (Population served: 655, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Routine (IDSE) - In APR-01-2008, Contaminant: DBP STAGE 2. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-02-2008), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-19-2008)
- Follow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R - In OCT-01-2004, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-23-2008)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 61.7% |
| Whole state: | 65.3% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
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
Banks with branches in Bland (2011 data):
- Legends Bank: Bland Branch at 202 N Main, branch established on 1984/12/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $256.9 mil, Deposits: $209.4 mil, headquarters in Linn, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Linn Holding Company
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 11.0 |
| Missouri average: | 11.1 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Bland, MO (based on Gasconade County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,423 | 31 |
| Mainline Protestant | 2,512 | 15 |
| Catholic | 2,022 | 3 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| None | 6,264 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Gasconade County: | 3.25 / 10,000 pop. |
| Missouri: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
| Gasconade County: | 7.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Missouri: | 4.34 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23
| Gasconade County: | 14.97 / 10,000 pop. |
| Missouri: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Gasconade County: | 9.3% |
| Missouri: | 8.8% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 29.5% |
| Missouri: | 29.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 12.8% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
Healthy diet rate:
| Bland: | 46.1% |
| Missouri: | 50.9% |
Average overall health of teeth and gums:
| This city: | 39.4% |
| Missouri: | 48.6% |
Average BMI:
| Here: | 32.3 |
| Missouri: | 28.7 |
People feeling badly about themselves:
| Here: | 11.2% |
| Missouri: | 20.6% |
People not drinking alcohol at all:
| Bland: | 28.2% |
| Missouri: | 10.1% |
Average hours sleeping at night:
| This city: | 7.1 |
| State: | 6.8 |
Overweight people:
| Bland: | 43.9% |
| Missouri: | 34.3% |
General health condition:
| Bland: | 48.9% |
| State: | 57.5% |
Average condition of hearing:
| This city: | 86.9% |
| Missouri: | 79.3% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Bland, MO Residents
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2022) | |||||
| Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other and Unallocable | 0 | $0 | 1 | $144 | |
| Water Supply | 0 | $0 | 2 | $1,626 | |
| Police Protection - Officers | 0 | $0 | 1 | $514 | |
| Other Government Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $300 | |
| Judicial and Legal | 0 | $0 | 1 | $378 | |
| Financial Administration | 0 | $0 | 1 | $630 | |
| Totals for Government | 0 | $0 | 7 | $3,592 | |
Bland government finances - Expenditure in 2017 (per resident):
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $58,000 ($114.40)
Water Utilities: $51,000 ($100.59)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($92.70)
Central Staff Services: $27,000 ($53.25)
Police Protection: $25,000 ($49.31)
Financial Administration: $8,000 ($15.78)
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000 ($9.86)
Parks and Recreation: $4,000 ($7.89)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,000 ($1.97)
- General - Interest on Debt: $3,000 ($5.92)
Bland government finances - Revenue in 2017 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $66,000 ($130.18)
Other: $3,000 ($5.92)
Parks and Recreation: $1,000 ($1.97)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $23,000 ($45.36)
Donations From Private Sources: $5,000 ($9.86)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $88,000 ($173.57)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $22,000 ($43.39)
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $83,000 ($163.71)
Property: $40,000 ($78.90)
Tobacco Products Sales: $1,000 ($1.97)
Alcoholic Beverage License: $1,000 ($1.97)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,000 ($1.97)
Bland government finances - Debt in 2017 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $76,000 ($149.90)
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,000 ($104.54)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $23,000 ($45.36)
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $9,000 ($17.75)
End of Fiscal Year: $4,000 ($7.89)
Bland government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017 (per resident):
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $385,000 ($759.37)
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 12:55 AM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 15, 1983 08:05 PM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 15, 1983 08:05 PM, 28, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 18Number of bridges
- 115ft / 34.7mTotal length
- $2,221,000Total costs
- 4,183Total average daily traffic
- 401Total average daily truck traffic
- 5,453Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 31930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 31950-1959
- 21960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 31990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Bland)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- City Hall 2 Blks W Hwy 28 (Lat: 38.305611 Lon: -91.638500), Call Sign: WNHM737, Licensee ID: L00073688,
Assigned Frequencies: 72.6600 MHz, Grant Date: 10/02/1996, Expiration Date: 11/13/2001, Cancellation 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, Licensee ID: L00473792,
Assigned Frequencies: 158.340 MHz, Grant Date: 11/05/2001, Expiration Date: 11/05/2011, Cancellation Date: 08/19/2011, Certifier: Vicki Schultheis, Registrant: Centurytel Of Missouri, LLC, 805 Broadway Suite 800, Vancouver, WA 98660, Phone: (360) 905-6839, Fax: (360) 905-5953, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
3- 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: 02/05/2018, Expiration Date: 10/17/2020, Cancellation Date: 12/19/2020, Certifier: Chris Kaitson, Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4100, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:
- BELLE, 1511 Osage County Road 738 (Lat: 38.293639 Lon: -91.711861), Type: Mast, Structure height: 76.8 m, Overall height: 78 m, Call Sign: WQTF513,
Assigned Frequencies: 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 5945.20 MHz, 5974.85 MHz, 6004.50 MHz, 6034.15 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6093.45 MHz, 6123.10 MHz, 6152.75 MHz... (+4 more), Grant Date: 12/19/2023, Expiration Date: 01/23/2034, Certifier: John Monday, Registrant: At&t Services, Inc., 208 S Akard St, 20f, Dallas, TX 75202, Phone: (855) 699-7073, Email:
- MO07830B, Off S. Victor Street (Lat: 38.298139 Lon: -91.636278), Type: Ltower, Structure height: 84 m, Overall height: 85 m, Call Sign: WQYS862,
Assigned Frequencies: 11265.0 MHz, 11465.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11465.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11465.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11465.0 MHz, 11265.0 MHz, 11465.0 MHz... (+28 more), Grant Date: 01/09/2017, Expiration Date: 01/09/2027, Certifier: David Werblow, Registrant: T-Mobile Usa, Inc., 12920 Se 38th Street, Bellevue, WA 98006, Phone: (425) 383-8401, Fax: (425) 383-4040, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Bland)2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Bland, MO
- 14260.4%Outside Fires
- 7632.3%Structure Fires
- 166.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 10.4%Other
Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 16. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 44 took place in 2009, and the least - 0 in 2016. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (60.4%), and Structure Fires (32.3%).| Most common first names in Bland, MO among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| William | 21 | 76.3 years |
| John | 20 | 77.7 years |
| Charles | 19 | 72.5 years |
| Henry | 15 | 79.1 years |
| James | 15 | 68.5 years |
| George | 15 | 76.5 years |
| Robert | 12 | 65.5 years |
| Mary | 11 | 75.5 years |
| Dorothy | 10 | 71.9 years |
| Albert | 9 | 78.7 years |
| Most common last names in Bland, MO among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Branson | 17 | 82.0 years |
| Crider | 16 | 77.0 years |
| Scheel | 14 | 77.4 years |
| Jett | 13 | 77.0 years |
| Smith | 11 | 70.7 years |
| Hollandswort | 11 | 62.8 years |
| Shockley | 10 | 78.0 years |
| Durbin | 10 | 63.1 years |
| Peth | 10 | 77.3 years |
| Terrill | 9 | 87.7 years |
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 55.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 28.6%Electricity
- 8.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.1%Wood
- 71.9%Electricity
- 24.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.9%No fuel used
Bland compared to Missouri state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Top Patent Applicants
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Total of 2 patent applications in 2008-2024.