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Population (year 2000): 6,880. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,930 (+0.7% change)
Males: 3,198 (46.5%), Females: 3,682 (53.5%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
62812
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $27,177 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,000 (year 2000)
Races in Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (16.3%), English (15.0%),
United States (14.9%), Irish (12.5%), Italian (3.9%), Dutch
(2.8%).
Elevation: 470 feet
Land area: 5.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benton
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benton city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 58.3%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -361 (-5.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Benton:
- FRANKLIN HOSPITAL (201 BAILEY LOVE, PO BOX
100)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
- HERRIN HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; HERRIN, IL)
- MARION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MARION,
IL)
- CROSSROADS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; MOUNT
VERNON, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benton:
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 19 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 22 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 29 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
- BENTON MUNI (about 2 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
- HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 30 miles; HARRISBURG, IL;
ID: HSB)
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 31 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benton:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 21 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 28
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 80 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 87
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 89 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
- UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 96 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,440)
Public high school in Benton:
- BENTON CONS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 650;
Location: 511 E MAIN ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benton:
- BENTON GRADE SCH K-4 (Students: 570;
Location: 1000 MCKINZIE ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- BENTON GRADE SCH 5-8 (Students: 475;
Location: 1000 FORREST ST; Grades: PK - 08)
- STARQUEST ACAD REG SAFE SCH PRG (Students:
12; Location: 410 W 5TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Benton:
- BENTON P.L.D. (Operating income: $261,092;
Location: 502 S. MAIN STREET; 38,830 books; 577 audio
materials; 812 video materials; 78 serial subscriptions)
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