 blades is a town in sussex county, delaware, 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. ==geography== blades is located at  (38.633567, -75.606744). according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land. ==demographics==  as of the census of 2000, there were 956 people, 353 households, and 236 families residing in the town. the population density was 2,201.4 people per square mile (858.4/kmÂ²). there were 393 housing units at an average density of 905.0 per square mile (352.9/kmÂ²). the racial makeup of the town was 69.77% [[white (u.s. 
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