Benton County, Iowa

The Benton County Courthouse in Vinton, listed on the NRHP since 1976
administration
US state :	Iowa
Administrative headquarters :	Vinton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 549 Vinton, IA 52349-0549
Foundation :	December 21, 1837
Made up from:	Dubuque County
Area code :	001 319
Demographics
Residents :	26,076  (2010)
Population density :	14.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1855 km²
Water surface :	5 km²
map
Website : www.bentoncountyiowa.org

The Benton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Iowa . In 2010 , the county had 26,076 residents and a population density of 14.1 people per square kilometer. By 2013 the population had decreased to 25,699. The county seat is Vinton .

Benton County is part of the metropolitan area around the city of Cedar Rapids .

geography

The county is located in the middle east of Iowa and has an area of ​​1855 square kilometers, of which five square kilometers are water.

The northeast of the county is traversed by the Cedar River , which is part of the Mississippi River basin over the Iowa River . The Iowa River touches the far southwest of the county.

The following neighboring counties border Benton County:

Black Hawk County		Buchanan County
Tama County		Linn County
Poweshiek County	Iowa County	Johnson County

history

Thomas Hart Benton

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1850	672		-
1860	8496		1,164.3%
1870	22,454		164.3%
1880	24,888		10.8%
1890	24,178		-2.9%
1900	25,177		4.1%
1910	23,156		-8th %
1920	24,080		4%
1930	22,851		-5.1%
1940	22,879		0.1%
1950	22,656		-1 %
1960	23,422		3.4%
1970	22,885		-2.3%
1980	23,649		3.3%
1990	22,429		-5.2%
2000	25,308		12.8%
2010	26,076		3%
2013 estimate	25,699		-1.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010–2013

Benton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from parts of Dubuque County. It was named after Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), who represented the neighboring state of Missouri in the US Senate .

In the spring of 1846 an administrative seat was set up, which was named Northport. A little later, the city was renamed Fremont after General John C. Frémont . Since there was already a place with the same name in Iowa, another name was changed. The still official name of the administrative headquarters is Vinton , named after the representative Plynn Vinton from Ohio , who paid 50 dollars for it.

In 1856 the foundation stone was laid for the first continuously used courthouse. The current courthouse was built between 1905 and 1906.

population

As of the 2010 census , there were 26,076 people in 10,196 households in Benton County. The population density was 14.1 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.59 people lived in each of the 10,196 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.1 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.1 percent of the population.

24.6 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 14.8 percent were 65 years or older. 49.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 56,592  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,814. 7.9 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Benton County localities

Citys

Atkins Belle Plaine Blairstown Garrison Keystone

alfalfa Mount Auburn Newhall Norway Shellsburg

Urbana Van Horne Vinton Walford 1

Census-designated place (CDP)

• Watkins

Other Unincorporated Communities

• Koszta
• Spencer's Grove

^{1 - partially in Linn County}

structure

Benton County is divided into 20 townships :

Township Population (2010) FIPS Benton Township 928    19-90201 Big Grove Township 204    19-90237 Bruce Township 317    19-90363 Canton Township 883    19-90465 Cedar Township 526    19-90522 Eden Township 285    19-91131 Eldorado Township 1214    19-91161 Florence Township 2108    19-91350 Fremont Township 2442    19-91455 Harrison Township 366    19-91857

Township Population (2010) FIPS Homer Township 203    19-91974 Iowa Township 432    19-92052 Jackson Township 653    19-92091 Kane Township 864    19-92289 Leroy Township 1143    19-92421 Monroe Township 234    19-92964 Polk Township 2302    19-93438 St. Clair Township 400    19-93732 Taylor Township 815    19-94095 Union Township 983    19-94170

The cities of Belle Plaine , Shellsburg and Vinton do not belong to any township.

See also

• List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Benton County, Iowa

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Listing on the National Register of Historic Places - No. 76000733.Retrieved April 3, 2018.
2. ^ Benton County ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 23, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, IA. Retrieved October 15, 2014
4. ^ ^{A b} National Association of Counties. Retrieved October 15, 2014
5. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
6. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 16, 2011
7. ^ E-referencedesk - Benton County, Iowa. Retrieved February 20, 2011
8. ↑ 2010 US Census Iowa Township and Other Subdivision Population. Retrieved July 23, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Benton County, Iowa  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Official website
• city-data.com - Benton County, Iowa

Coordinates: 42 ° 5 ′  N , 92 ° 4 ′  W