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Population (year 2000): 2,035. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,886 (+41.8% change)
Males: 988 (48.6%), Females: 1,047 (51.4%)
Zip code:
71006
Median resident age: 33.7 years
Median household income: $25,708 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.4%)
- Black (42.2%)
- Hispanic (3.1%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
Ancestries: United States (14.9%), Irish (7.6%),
German (5.6%), English (4.8%), French (2.9%), Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 215 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benton
- High school or higher: 72.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benton town
- Never married: 29.7%
- Now married: 43.3%
- Separated: 4.2%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 14.6%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -6 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
- LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, SHREVEPORT (about 7
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA)
- WILLIS KNIGHTON BOSSIER HEALTH CENTER (about 11
miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA)
- CHRISTUS SCHUMPERT HEALTH SYSTEM (about 14 miles;
SHREVEPORT, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benton:
- BARKSDALE AFB (about 15 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID:
BAD)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 19 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: SHV)
- TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 55 miles;
TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
- SHREVEPORT DOWNTOWN (about 12 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA;
ID: DTN)
- THACKERS (about 16 miles; OIL CITY, LA; ID: 5F8)
- VIVIAN (about 21 miles; VIVIAN, LA; ID: 3F4)
Amtrak stations near Benton:
- 13 miles: BOSSIER CITY (3033 HILTON DR.) - Bus
Station. Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
full-service food facilities, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 13 miles: SHREVEPORT (102 LAKE ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones,
free short-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benton:
- BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 25
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 54
miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
- GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles;
GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)
- LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; RUSTON,
LA; FT enrollment: 9,013)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 80
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
Public high school in Benton:
- BENTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 638; Location:
6136 HIGHWAY 3; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benton:
- BENTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 703;
Location: 6140 HIGHWAY 3; Grades: 05 - 08)
- BENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 699;
Location: 562 HIGHWAY 162; Grades: KG - 04)
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