Editing Blades, Delaware

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| official_name      = Blades, Delaware
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'''Blades''' is a town in [[Sussex County, Delaware|Sussex County]], [[Delaware]], United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 1,179. It is part of the [[Salisbury metropolitan area|Salisbury, Maryland-Delaware Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
Blades' population was 143 in 1900.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC |title=Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition |date=1902 |publisher=J. R. Gray & Company |page=84 |language=en}}</ref>

==Geography==
Blades is located at {{Coord|38|38|08|N|75|36|36|W|type:city}} (38.6356701, –75.6099270).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}}, all  land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1920= 388
|1930= 466
|1940= 601
|1950= 789
|1960= 729
|1970= 632
|1980= 664
|1990= 834
|2000= 956
|2010= 1241
|2020= 1179
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 956 people, 353 households, and 236 families living in the town.  The population density was {{convert|2,201.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 393 housing units at an average density of {{convert|905.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] 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%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>

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 [[poverty line]], 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st10_de/schooldistrict_maps/c10005_sussex/DC20SD_C10005.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sussex County, DE|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=June 15, 2021}}</ref> Its high school is [[Seaford Senior High School]].

==Transportation==
[[File:2022-07-08 08 57 23 View south along U.S. Route 13 and east along Delaware State Route 20 (Sussex Highway) at Concord Road in Blades, Sussex County, Delaware.jpg|thumb|right|US 13 southbound at DE 20 on the edge of Blades]]
Roads are the primary method of travel into and out of Blades. [[U.S. Route 13 in Delaware|U.S. Route 13]] (Sussex Highway) is the main highway serving the town, brushing the eastern edges on its way northward towards [[Dover, Delaware|Dover]] and southwards towards [[Salisbury, Maryland|Salisbury]]. [[Delaware Route 20]] also brushes the northeast edge of town as it follows a generally east-west alignment through the region. [[DART First State]] operates the Route 212 bus that connects Blades with [[Delmar, Delaware|Delmar]] and [[Georgetown, Delaware|Georgetown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartfirststate.com/information/routes/index.shtml|title=Routes and Schedules|publisher=DART First State|access-date=August 16, 2013}}</ref>  The [[Delmarva Central Railroad]]'s Delmarva Subdivision line passes north-south along the western edge of Blades.<ref name=dcr>{{cite web|title=Delmarva Central Railroad|date=November 8, 2016 |publisher=Carload Express|url=http://carloadexpress.com/railroads/delmarva-central-railroad/|access-date=March 27, 2017}}</ref>

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[[Category:Salisbury metropolitan area]]