Benton County, Indiana Totally Explained

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Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2000, the population was 9,421. The county seat is Fowler.

History

Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for Thomas H. Benton (D), U.S. Senator from Missouri. The original county seat selected in 1843 was Oxford, but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874.

Courthouse

The current Benton County courthouse, located in Fowler, was designed by Gordon P. Randall of Chicago and built in 1874 by Levi L. Leach at a cost of $62,257. The new courthouse was an impressive building from an architectural standpoint, but also provided much-needed improvements in security, including large fire-proof vaults. Randall had designed the Marshall County courthouse a few years earlier.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 406 square miles (1,053 km²), of which 406 square miles (1,052 km²) is land and 0 square miles (0 km²) (0.02%) is water.

Adjacent counties

Dunn

Townships

Bolivar

Center

Gilboa

Grant

Pine

Union

York

Major highways

U.S. Route 41

U.S. Route 52

Indiana State Road 18

Indiana State Road 55

Indiana State Road 71

Indiana State Road 352

Railroads

Bee Line Railroad

Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad

Education

The county's four public schools are administered by the Benton Community School Corporation.

Benton Central Junior-Senior High School (External Link

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Boswell Elementary School (External Link

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Otterbein Elementary School (External Link

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Prairie Crossing Elementary School (External Link

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Sacred Heart Elementary (External Link

) in Fowler is the county's only parochial school.

Demographics

Benton County Population by year
2000 9,421 1990 9,441 1980 10,218 1970 11,262 1960 11,912 1950 11,462 1940 11,117 1930 11,886 1920 12,206 1910 12,688 1900 13,123 1890 11,903 1880 11,108 1870 5,615 1860 2,809 1850 1,144

As of the census of 2000, there were 9,421 people, 3,558 households, and 2,547 families residing in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 3,818 housing units at an average density of 9 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.08% Asian, 1.28% from other races, and 1.38% from two or more races. 2.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 33.8% were of German, 20.3% American, 10.7% Irish, 6.8% English and 6.1% French ancestry according to Census 2000.
   There were 3,558 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.
   In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.
   The median income for a household in the county was $39,813, and the median income for a family was $46,869. Males had a median income of $30,592 versus $22,169 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,220. About 3.50% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.00% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.

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