Blende

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Blende

Total population

623

Median home value

$292,900

25.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$52,667

Blende$53k

National$74k

Elevation1445 m

Land area3.67 km²

Weather81°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates38.25°, -104.57°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Blende is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Pueblo, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Blende CDP was 788 at the United States Census 2020. Blende has never had a post office, but the Pueblo post office (Zip Code 81006) serves the area.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Blende, CO from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Notable people from here

E

Ernest Edwin Sechler

American aerospace engineer and scientist (1905-1979)

Daniel Kelly

American long jumper and sprinter (1883-1920)

S

Shorty Templeman

American racing driver (1919–1962)

Raymond P. Kogovsek

American politician (1941-2017)

Walter Walford Johnson

American politician (1904-1987)

David Packard

American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (1912–1996)

Frank DeSimone

American mobster (1909–1967)

Gordon Allott

American politician (1907-1989)

S

Stanley Wagner

Canadian ice hockey player (1908–2002)

Connie Sawyer

American actress (1912-2018)

Frank E. Evans

American politician (1923-2010)

K

Kelly Reno

American actor

Kelo Henderson

American actor (1923-2019)

F

Frederick Preston Search

Carmen De Rue

American actress (1908-1986)

Cliff Bowes

American actor (1894-1929)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Colorado

• Salt Creek
  1.2 mi away
• Vineland
  5.9 mi away
• Avondale
  12 mi away
• Pueblo West
  12.6 mi away
• Boone
  16.7 mi away
• Beulah Valley
  25.6 mi away
• Penrose
  26.2 mi away
• Rye
  30.1 mi away
• Florence
  30.2 mi away
• Fowler
  30.6 mi away
• Fort Carson
  31.8 mi away
• Coal Creek
  32 mi away

Browse all places in Colorado →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Blende

How To Screw Up Your Kids

Pamela Fagan Hutchins · 2012

Guidance and control 2007

Colo.) Rocky Mountain Guidance and Control Conference (30th 2007 Breckenridge · 2007

Biodiesel fuels reexamined

Bryce A. Kohler · 2011

History of the World's Fair

Benjamin Cummings Truman · 1893

American Film

American Film Institute · 1975

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Post, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-11 · 81 mi
• Wildfire Sheep Pen, Las Animas, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 107 mi
• Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 119 mi
• Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 134 mi
• Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-08-20 · 135 mi
• Wildfire Rabbit Ear East, Union, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-24 · 144 mi
• Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, Colorado
  Wildfires · 2026-07-28 · 153 mi
• Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New Mexico
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 176 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Western Black Widow

Latrodectus hesperus

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Snapping Turtle

Chelydra serpentina

Seen 2026-09-19

Killdeer

Charadrius vociferus

Seen 2026-09-19

Spiny Softshell

Apalone spinifera

Seen 2026-09-19

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Seen 2026-09-19

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

Seen 2026-09-19

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-19

Colorado Checkered Whiptail

Aspidoscelis neotesselatus

Seen 2026-09-19

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Seen 2026-09-18

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).