Benton City, Missouri

Benton City, Missouri
Village
Location of Benton City, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Audrain
Area
• Total	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Land	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	823 ft (251 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	122
• Density	1,177.0/sq mi (454.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65232
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-04834Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0729432Template:GR

Benton City is a village in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. 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)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR 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/sq mi (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 village 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.

Notable native

• Anna J. Harrison - First woman president of the American Chemical Society.