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Coordinates: 44°30′59″N 99°59′18″W / 44.51639°N 99.98833°W / 44.51639; -99.98833
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Blunt, South Dakota
FIPS code
46-06180[5]
GNIS feature ID1253984[6]

Blunt is a city in

2010 census
.

History

Blunt was named for John E. Blunt, a railroad official.[7][8] Blunt was founded in 1881 as a stop on the Chicago and North Western Railway. It received its city rights in 1884.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.49 square miles (1.27 km2), all land.[10]

Blunt has been assigned the

FIPS place code
06180.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1890353
1900246−30.3%
1910566130.1%
1920512−9.5%
1930477−6.8%
1940322−32.5%
195042331.4%
196053225.8%
1970445−16.4%
1980424−4.7%
1990342−19.3%
20003708.2%
2010354−4.3%
2019 (est.)354[4]0.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 4.0% of the population.

There were 150 households, of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 3.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.0% were non-families. 28.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.76.

The median age in the city was 46.6 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 19.2% were from 25 to 44; 33.4% were from 45 to 64; and 18.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 52.0% male and 48.0% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 1.35% of the population.

There were 153 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.1% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,571, and the median income for a family was $31,667. Males had a median income of $22,727 versus $19,500 for females. The

poverty line
, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ "SD Towns" (PDF). South Dakota State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  4. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 27.
  8. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 45.
  9. . Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  10. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.


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