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Population (year 2000): 623. Estimated
population in July 2005: 614 (-1.4% change)
Males: 305 (49.0%), Females: 318 (51.0%)
Ottawa County
Zip code:
67422
Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $37,303 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,700 (year 2000)
Races in Bennington:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (33.4%), English (16.5%),
United States (11.2%), Irish (7.1%), French (6.3%), Dutch
(4.5%).
Elevation: 1221 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bennington
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bennington city
- Never married: 16.1%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.1%
- Divorced: 15.7%
2.1% Foreign born (1.6% Africa, 0.5% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: +50 (+8.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Bennington:
- OTTAWA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; MINNEAPOLIS,
KS)
- SALINA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
SALINA, KS)
- SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITAL LLC (about 15 miles;
SALINA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bennington:
- SALINA MUNI (about 18 miles; SALINA, KS; ID: SLN)
- MANHATTAN RGNL (about 65 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID:
MHK)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 70 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bennington:
- MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNTY (about 10 miles;
MINNEAPOLIS, KS; ID: 45K)
- ABILENE MUNI (about 27 miles; ABILENE, KS; ID: K78)
- BLOSSER MUNI (about 35 miles; CONCORDIA, KS; ID: CNK)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bennington:
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; Full-time enrollment: 19,210)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
Public high school in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON HIGH (Students: 152; Location: 301
N. PUTNAM; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bennington:
- BENNINGTON ELEM (Students: 328; Location: 223
N. PUTNAM; Grades: PK - 08)
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