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.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), all land.

There were 393 housing units at an average density of 905.0 per square mile (349.4/km2).

Delaware Route 20 also brushes the northeast edge of town as it follows a generally east-west alignment through the region.

DART First State operates the Route 212 bus that connects Blades with Delmar and Georgetown.