Bland County, Virginia
Founding: 1861 Parent counties: Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe Namesake: Richard Bland, Virginia politician Seat: Bland (1861–) Land area: 358 square miles Population (2020): 6,270 Population (historic): 4,000 (1870); 5,129 (1890); 5,154 (1910); 6,031 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1900; 1910–1940; 1970–2000 Subdivisions: One CDP Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 316 (9.5%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 30.4% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 24.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 28.7% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,277 Average outbuilding value (1930): $479 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.3 rooms Number of farms (1920): 778 Average farm size (1920): 79 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Bland Namesake: Richard Bland, Virginia politician Founding: 1861 (post off...