Benton City, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Benton City is a village in Audrain County
, Missouri
, United States
. The population was 122 at the 2000 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
of 2000, there were 122 people, 53 households, and 38 families residing in the village. The population density
was 1,177.0 people per square mile (471.0/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 578.9 per square mile (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 200% White and 2.46% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 53 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the vill the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $2, and the median income for a family was $1,000. Males had a median income of $24,861 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
for the village was $16,112. None of the population and all of the families were below the poverty line.
Audrain County, Missouri
Audrain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,529. Its county seat is Mexico. The county was organized in 1836. Audrain County was named for Col. James Hunter Audrain. Col. Audrain was Colonel of militia in the War of 1812. In 1830 Col...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, United States
United States
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. The population was 122 at the 2000 census.
Geography
Benton City is located at 39°8′5"N 91°45′52"W (39.134798, -91.764443).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 122 people, 53 households, and 38 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,177.0 people per square mile (471.0/km²). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 578.9 per square mile (231.7/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 200% White and 2.46% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.
There were 53 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.66.
In the vill the population was spread out with 20.5% under the age of 18, 13.1% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 106.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.6 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $2, and the median income for a family was $1,000. Males had a median income of $24,861 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $16,112. None of the population and all of the families were below the poverty line.
Notable native
- Anna J. HarrisonAnna J. HarrisonAnna Jane Harrison was an American organic chemist and a professor of chemistry at Mount Holyoke College for nearly forty years.-Life:...
- First woman president of the American Chemical SocietyAmerican Chemical SocietyThe American Chemical Society is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has more than 161,000 members at all degree-levels and in all fields of chemistry, chemical...
. - Conrad Strackbein - Executive board of trustees Motts