Blades is a town in Sussex County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 1,241, a 29.8% increase over the previous decade. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Blades' population was 143 in 1900.

Geography

Blades is located at (38.6356701, –75.6099270). According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 956 people, 353 households, and 236 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 393 housing units at an average density of . The

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of the town was 69.77% White, 21.76% African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 3.97% from other races, and 2.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.59%. There were 353 households, 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.6% were married couples living together, 19.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 23.8% of households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.70 people and the average family size was 3.23 people. The age distribution was 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% 65 or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.0 males. The median household income was $28,864 and the median family income was $33,194. Males had a median income of $25,139 versus $21,339 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,495. About 15.9% of families and 20.3% of the population were below the

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, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Blades is in the Seaford School District. Its high school is Seaford Senior High School.

Transportation

Roads are the primary method of travel into and out of Blades.

U.S. Route 13 U.S. Route 13 (US 13) is a north–south U.S. highway established in 1926 that runs for from Interstate 95 (I-95) just north of Fayetteville, North Carolina to US 1 in the northeastern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Morrisville ...

(Sussex Highway) is the main highway serving the town, brushing the eastern edges on its way northward towards Dover and southwards towards

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Delaware Route 20 Delaware Route 20 (DE 20) is an east–west state highway in Sussex County, Delaware. Its western terminus is the Maryland state line in Reliance, where it continues as Maryland Route 392 (MD 392). Its eastern terminus is ...

also brushes the northeast edge of town as it follows a generally east-west alignment through the region.

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operates the Route 212 bus that connects Blades with Delmar and Georgetown. The

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's Delmarva Subdivision line passes north-south along the western edge of Blades.

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* {{authority control Towns in Sussex County, Delaware Towns in Delaware Salisbury metropolitan area