Town guide

Bland, Missouri

Bland is a city in Gasconade County, Missouri, home to about 476 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 65014.

Homes sold for a median of $82 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population476732 per sq mi
Median home value$92,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$82Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Bland

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Bland

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)74 miles away
Closer regional airportColumbia Regional Airport (COU)48 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO78 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL321 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Bland; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Bland

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Bland had 506 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.

It’s the 533rd largest of 1,060 towns in Missouri by population.

Gasconade County grew from 12,298 residents in 1900 to 14,794 in 2020.

Bland population by census2000: 565, 2010: 539, 2020: 506565200053920105062020

Gasconade County, 1900–2020

Gasconade County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,298, 1910: 12,847, 1920: 12,381, 1930: 12,172, 1940: 12,414, 1950: 12,342, 1960: 12,195, 1970: 11,878, 1980: 13,181, 1990: 14,006, 2000: 15,342, 2010: 15,222, 2020: 14,79412K’00’1012K’20’3012K’40’5012K’60’7013K’80’9015K’00’1015K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BlandJan: high 40°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 24°F, 2 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 33°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 43°F, 4.4 in; May: high 76°F, low 53°F, 5.2 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 66°F, 4.5 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 64°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 56°F, 4 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 44°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 34°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 25°F, 2.5 in40°21°Jan2.446°24°Feb2.056°33°Mar3.467°43°Apr4.476°53°May5.283°62°Jun4.788°66°Jul4.587°64°Aug4.380°56°Sep4.069°44°Oct3.656°34°Nov3.445°25°Dec2.5Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Freedom, MO weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Gasconade County

5,073 jobs at 405 businesses in Gasconade County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gasconade CountyManufacturing: 1,720 jobs; Retail trade: 704 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 700 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 517 jobs; Wholesale trade: 255 jobs; Finance and insurance: 201 jobs; Other services: 186 jobs; Administrative and support: 158 jobsManufacturing 34% Retail trade 14% Health care and social assistance 14% Hotels and restaurants 10% Wholesale trade 5% Finance and insurance 4% Other services 4% Administrative and support 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bland.

Nearest hospitals

  • Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Sullivan26.0 miles
  • Phelps County Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Rolla26.1 miles
  • Hermann Area District HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hermann28.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Schools in Bland

Public schools here are run by Maries Co. R-II. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Maries Co. MiddleBland5–8193Public0.6 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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