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Population (year 2000): 732. Estimated
population in July 2005: 729 (-0.4% change)
Males: 352 (48.1%), Females: 380 (51.9%)
Zip code:
63736
Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $33,365 (year 2000)
Median house value: $71,700 (year 2000)
Races in Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.3%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (37.2%), United States
(17.8%), Irish (11.9%), French (5.6%), English (5.2%), Dutch
(2.5%).
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benton
- High school or higher: 80.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 1.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benton city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +151 (+26.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
- ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
- MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
SIKESTON, MO)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benton:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 9 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 51 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 56 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
- SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 15 miles; SIKESTON, MO;
ID: SIK)
- MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 24 miles; CHARLESTON, MO;
ID: CHQ)
- CAIRO RGNL (about 25 miles; CAIRO, IL; ID: CIR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benton:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 50
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 57 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 80 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; MURRAY, KY;
FT enrollment: 7,676)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 103 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 106 miles; HILLSBORO, MO;
FT enrollment: 2,568)
Public high school in Benton:
- THOMAS W. KELLY HIGH (Students: 341;
Location: 4035 STATE HWY 77; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benton:
- SCOTT CO. ELEM. (Students: 439; Location:
4035 STATE HWY 77; Grades: KG - 05)
- SCOTT CO. MIDDLE (Students: 261; Location:
4035 STATE HWY 77; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KELSO ELEM. (Students: 111; Location: 1016
STATE HWY A; Grades: KG - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Benton:
- ST DENIS SCHOOL (Students: 105; Location: P O
BOX 189; Grades: KG - 8)
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