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Population (year 2000): 1,138. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,103 (-3.1% change)
Males: 544 (47.8%), Females: 594 (52.2%)
Polk County
Zip code:
37307
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $22,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,200 (year 2000)
Races in Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (14.9%), Irish (9.7%),
German (5.7%), English (4.0%), Dutch (3.1%), Scotch-Irish
(2.1%).
Elevation: 748 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benton
- High school or higher: 50.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 9.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benton town
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 56.0%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.9%
- Divorced: 12.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +151 (+15.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
- WOODS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; ETOWAH, TN)
- BRADLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN)
- CLEVELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benton:
- LOVELL FIELD (about 40 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID:
CHA)
- MC GHEE TYSON (about 64 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID:
TYS)
- RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 67 miles; ROME, GA; ID:
RMG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
- CHILHOWEE (about 6 miles; BENTON, TN; ID: 92A)
- HARDWICK FIELD (about 12 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; ID:
HDI)
- MCMINN COUNTY (about 17 miles; ATHENS, TN; ID: MMI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benton:
- LEE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; CLEVELAND, TN;
Full-time enrollment: 3,171)
- CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles;
CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
- CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about
43 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 46
miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 6,914)
- ROANE STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles;
HARRIMAN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,490)
- NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE AND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 65
miles; DAHLONEGA, GA; FT enrollment: 3,119)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 74 miles;
KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
Public high school in Benton:
- POLK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 526;
Location: 7200 HIGHWAY 411 NORTH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benton:
- BENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 513;
Location: P O BOX 190; Grades: KG - 05)
- CHILHOWEE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 424;
Location: P O BOX 188; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Benton:
- BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$10,239; Location: HWY 411; 2,762 books; 53 video
materials)
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