Benton County, Missouri

administration
The Benton County Courthouse in Warsaw
US state :	Missouri
Administrative headquarters :	Warsaw
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse P.O. Box 1238 Warsaw, MO 65355-1238
Foundation :	January 3, 1835
Made up from:	Pettis County St. Clair County
Area code :	001 660
Demographics
Residents :	19,056 (2010)
Population density :	10.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1949 km²
Water surface :	122 km²
map

Website : www.bentoncomo.com

The Benton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 19,056 residents and a population density of 10.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Warsaw , named after the Polish capital Warsaw .

geography

The Truman Reservoir , named after Harry S. Truman

The county is located in west central Missouri in the Ozark Plateau and is traversed by the Osage River . It has an area of 1949 square kilometers, of which 122 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Benton County:

	Pettis County	Morgan County
Henry County
St. Clair County	Hickory County	Camden County

history

Benton

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1840	4205	-
1850	5015	19.3%
1860	9072	80.9%
1870	11,322	24.8%
1880	12,396	9.5%
1890	14,973	20.8%
1900	16,556	10.6%
1910	14,881	-10.1%
1920	12,989	-12.7%
1930	11,708	-9.9%
1940	11,142	-4.8%
1950	9080	-18.5%
1960	8737	-3.8%
1970	9695	11%
1980	12,183	25.7%
1990	13,859	13.8%
2000	17,180	24%
2010	19,056	10.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Benton County was formed on January 3, 1835, from former parts of Pettis and St. Clair Counties. It was named after Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), a longtime US Senator from Missouri (1821-1851).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Benton County had 19,056 people in 8,105 households. The population density was 10.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.22 people lived in each of the 8,105 households.

The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.5 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

18.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 30,924 USD . The per capita income was $ 19,452. 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Benton County localities

Citys

Village

Ionia ¹

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - partially in Pettis County}

structure

Benton County is divided into nine townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Alexander Township	527	29-00586
Cole Township	2070	29-15418
Fristoe Township	2450	29-26074
North Lindsey Township	1765	29-53142
South Lindsey Township	2822	29-68933
Tom Township	2232	29-73564
Union Township	1523	29-74500
White Township	2488	29-79252
Williams Township	3179	29-79936

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 758462. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, MO. Retrieved October 3, 2012
^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties. Retrieved October 3, 2012
^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
↑ Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 3, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu

Web links

Commons : Benton County, Missouri - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

38.299409 -93.288573Coordinates: 38 ° 18 ′ N , 93 ° 17 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 758462. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-2] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, MO. Retrieved October 3, 2012

[naco-3] A ^b National Association of Counties. Retrieved October 3, 2012

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011

[6] Missouri Census Data Center ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 3, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu