Blunt, South Dakota

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Coordinates: 44°30′59″N 99°59′18″W / 44.51639, -99.98833
Blunt, South Dakota
Location in Hughes County and the state of South Dakota
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Hughes
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	1,621 ft (494 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	370
- Density	740/sq mi (284.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	57522
Area code(s)	605
FIPS code	46-06180^[1]
GNIS feature ID	1253984^[2]

Blunt is a city in Hughes County, South Dakota, United States. It is part of the Pierre, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 370 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Blunt is located at 44°30′59″N, 99°59′18″W (44.516505, -99.988340)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.

Blunt has been assigned the ZIP code 57522, and the FIPS place code 06180.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 370 people, 153 households, and 106 families residing in the city. The population density was 752.7 people per square mile (291.5/km²). There were 178 housing units at an average density of 362.1/sq mi (140.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.86% White, 2.70% Native American, 1.35% from other races, and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 per capita income for the city was $14,155. About 3.4% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.6% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.