Benton, Alabama

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Benton, Alabama
settlement_type = Town


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map_caption = Location in Lowndes County and the state of Alabama


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = Alabama
subdivision_name2 = Lowndes
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area_total_km2 = 0.9
area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
area_land_km2 = 0.8
area_land_sq_mi = 0.3
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0
elevation_ft = 141
elevation_m = 43
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 47
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population_density_km2 = 52.2
population_density_sq_mi = 156.7
timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
latd = 32 |latm = 18 |lats = 22 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 49 |longs = 3 |longEW = W
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 36785
area_code = 334
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 01-05692
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blank1_info = 0113937
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Benton is a town in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States. The population was 47 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the town had a population of 45. [http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/files/SUB-EST2005-all.csv] It is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Benton is located at coor dms|32|18|22|N|86|49|3|W|city (32.306248, -86.817551)GR|1.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.9 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (8.82%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 47 people, 18 households, and 14 families residing in the town. The population density was 153.4 people per square mile (58.5/km²). There were 19 housing units at an average density of 62.0/sq mi (23.7/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 76.60% White and 23.40% Black or African American.

There were 18 households out of which 38.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.2% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 34.0% from 25 to 44, 19.1% 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 123.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 135.7 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $90,000, and the median income for a family was $92,113. Males had a median income of $41,250 versus $26,875 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,035. There were 7.7% of families and 7.5% of the population living below the poverty line, including 14.3% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

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