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Population (year 2000): 976. Estimated
population in July 2005: 979 (+0.3% change)
Males: 469 (48.1%), Females: 507 (51.9%)
Lafayette County
Zip code:
53803
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $30,313 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,500 (year 2000)
Races in Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (34.9%), English (21.9%),
Irish (17.5%), United States (6.8%), Norwegian (4.9%), Welsh
(1.7%).
Elevation: 932 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benton
- High school or higher: 83.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benton village
- Never married: 19.1%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 11.2%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+5.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
- GALENA-STAUSS HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; GALENA, IL)
- SOUTHWEST HEALTH CENTER INC (about 14 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE CTY (about 21 miles;
DARLINGTON, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benton:
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 25 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- CLINTON MUNI (about 53 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 76 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
- PLATTEVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 9 miles; PLATTEVILLE,
WI; ID: PVB)
- FOSTER FIELD (about 18 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; ID:
7A4)
- LANCASTER MUNI (about 24 miles; LANCASTER, WI; ID:
73C)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benton:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 14 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,045)
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 74
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 75 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN COLLEGES (about 75 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 8,737)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 76 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON (about 76 miles;
MADISON, WI; FT enrollment: 37,607)
Public high school in Benton:
- BENTON HI (Students: 126; Location: 41 ALMA
ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Benton:
- BENTON EL (Students: 165; Location: 41 ALMA
ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Benton:
- BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$27,574; Location: 48 W. MAIN ST.; 6,608 books; 218
audio materials; 370 video materials; 25 serial
subscriptions)
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