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Population (year 2000): 827. Estimated
population in July 2005: 817 (-1.2% change)
Males: 413 (49.9%), Females: 414 (50.1%)
Butler County
Zip code:
67017
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $49,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,600 (year 2000)
Races in Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (21.3%), English (15.4%),
Irish (12.9%), United States (10.5%), Italian (3.6%), Scottish
(3.6%).
Elevation: 1375 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benton
- High school or higher: 84.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 1.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benton city
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 69.2%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 7.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+23.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
- KANSAS HEART HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; WICHITA, KS)
- KANSAS SURGERY & RECOVERY CENTER LP (about 9 miles;
WICHITA, KS)
- VIA CHRISTI REHABILITATION CENTER INC (about 11
miles; WICHITA, KS)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benton:
- MC CONNELL AFB (about 17 miles; WICHITA, KS; ID: IAB)
- WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 24 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: ICT)
- HUTCHINSON MUNI (about 55 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; ID:
HUT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
- BENTON (about 2 miles; BENTON, KS; ID: 1K1)
- COLONEL JAMES JABARA (about 9 miles; WICHITA, KS;
ID: AAO)
- AUGUSTA MUNI (about 9 miles; AUGUSTA, KS; ID: 3AU)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benton:
- BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; EL
DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
ARKANSAS CITY, KS; FT enrollment: 2,392)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; EMPORIA,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,528)
- KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; MANHATTAN,
KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
Public primary/middle schools in Benton:
- BENTON ELEM (Students: 264; Location: 350 S
KANSAS ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- CIRCLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 257;
Location: 375 WEST SW 20TH; Grades: 07 - 08)
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