Blunt is a city in Hughes County, South Dakota, home to about 216 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 57522.
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| Nearest major airport | Eppley Airfield (OMA)301 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Pierre Regional Airport (PIR)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Omaha, NE298 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL644 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blunt; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Blunt had 342 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 226th largest of 440 towns in South Dakota by population.
Hughes County grew from 3,684 residents in 1900 to 17,765 in 2020.
Hughes County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 18.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrold 12 Ssw, SD weather station (12 miles away).
6,453 jobs at 632 businesses in Hughes County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blunt.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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