Moving to Blunt, South Dakota

Population: 370. Estimated population in July 2024: 360 (-2.7% change)
Males: 191 (51.6%), Females: 179 (48.4%)

Hughes County

Zip code: 57522

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.7 years
Median household income: $28,571
Median house value: $37,200

Population by Race

Races in Blunt:

• White Non-Hispanic (94.9%)
• American Indian (3.8%)
• Hispanic (1.4%)
• Other race (1.4%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (29.2%), English (14.6%), Irish (14.6%), Norwegian (8.4%), United States (6.2%), Swedish (4.6%).

Elevation: 1619 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blunt

• High school or higher: 80.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work: 20.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blunt city

• Never married: 17.9%
• Now married: 66.3%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 6.7%
• Divorced: 8.4%

3.2% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 1.4% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: +28 (+8.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blunt:

• ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; PIERRE, SD)
• GETTYSBURG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (about 35 miles; GETTYSBURG, SD)
• HOLY INFANT HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; HOVEN, SD)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blunt:

• PIERRE REGIONAL (about 23 miles; PIERRE, SD; Abbreviation: PIR)
• HURON REGIONAL (about 123 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
• ABERDEEN REGIONAL (about 126 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Abbreviation: ABR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blunt:

• ONIDA MUNI (about 15 miles; ONIDA, SD; Abbreviation: 98D)
• HARROLD MUNI (about 18 miles; HARROLD, SD; Abbreviation: 5G3)
• GETTYSBURG MUNI (about 33 miles; GETTYSBURG, SD; Abbreviation: 0D8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blunt:

• NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 123 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
• UNIVERSITY OF MARY (about 164 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,203)
• BISMARCK STATE COLLEGE (about 169 miles; BISMARCK, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,205)
• SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 222 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
• SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about 226 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
• CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 240 miles; CHADRON, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 241 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)

Public primary/middle school in Blunt:

• BLUNT ELEM (Students: 59; Location: 202 W BUTTE ST; Grades: PK – 06)