Benton, Kansas

Benton, Kansas
—  City  —
Circle Middle School
Location of Benton, Kansas
Detailed map of Benton, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°47′21″N 97°6′30″W / 37.78917°N 97.10833°W / 37.78917; -97.10833Coordinates: 37°47′21″N 97°6′30″W / 37.78917°N 97.10833°W / 37.78917; -97.10833
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Butler
Incorporated	January 6, 1909
Government
- Mayor	Ken Gile
Area
- Total	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
- Land	0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,375 ft (419 m)
Population (2010)[1]
- Total	880
- Density	1,257.1/sq mi (485.4/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67017
Area code(s)	316
FIPS code	20-06175[2]
GNIS feature ID	0473887[3]
Website	BentonKS.org

Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 880.^[1]

Geography

Benton is located at 37°47′21″N 97°6′30″W / 37.78917°N 97.10833°W / 37.78917; -97.10833 (37.789302, -97.108402)^[4]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

Films

• The Gypsy Moths, 1969, part of the film was shot in the Benton area.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	240		—
1920	224		−6.7%
1930	253		12.9%
1940	235		−7.1%
1950	269		14.5%
1960	452		68.0%
1970	517		14.4%
1980	609		17.8%
1990	669		9.9%
2000	827		23.6%
2010	880		6.4%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 827 people, 308 households, and 238 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,109.0 people per square mile (425.7/km²). There were 327 housing units at an average density of 438.5 per square mile (168.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.46% White, 0.12% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.48% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.33% of the population.

There were 308 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,750, and the median income for a family was $58,214. Males had a median income of $40,380 versus $30,179 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,975. About 3.8% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

Primary and secondary education

Benton is home to Benton Grade School and Circle Middle School. The middle school is visible as one drives on the highway past K-254.

Circle Middle School

Circle Middle School is the home of the Thunderbolts. The school is a part of the Walnut Valley League (WVL). Students from Benton Grade School, Towanda Grade School, and Oil Hill Grade School attend this school in their seventh and eighth grades. After graduating, the students move onto Circle High School in Towanda.

Circle Middle School used to be a combination of Benton Grade School and Towanda Grade School, which, at the time, were both K-8 schools. Oil Hill Grade School bused their kids over to Towanda Grade School for classes. When the schools became too crowded due to the influx of jobs in nearby Wichita, El Dorado, and Andover, the school board voted to build a middle school in Benton.^{[citation needed]} The project was completed by Summer 2002.^{[citation needed]} Classes began in the fall. The first 8th grade class to go through the middle school graduated in 2007 from Circle High School.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table. Retrieved March 6, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 

Further reading

County

• History of Butler County Kansas; Vol P Mooney; Standard Publishing; 869 pages; 1916. (Download 68MB PDF eBook)

Kansas

• History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
• Kansas : A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc; 3 Volumes; Frank W. Blackmar; Standard Publishing Co; 944 / 955 / 824 pages; 1912. (Volume1 - Download 54MB PDF eBook), (Volume2 - Download 53MB PDF eBook), (Volume3 - Download 33MB PDF eBook)

External links

Kansas portal

City

• City of Benton
• Benton - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 375, local school district

Historical

• History of Benton

Maps

• Benton City Map, KDOT
• Butler County Map, KDOT