Benton township, Newton County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 32.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 578 (all rural)
| Males: 302 |  (52.2%) |
| Females: 276 |  (47.8%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 578 (488 owner occupied, 90 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Benton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 95.8%
- Black: 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 2.2%
Median age of males: 33.8
Median age of females: 34.5
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Average household size: 2.77
| Benton township: | 2.8 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.13
| Benton township: | $41,638 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $459 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $104,713 (it was $73,500 in 2000)
| : | $104,713 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 18 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 13.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 8.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Church in Benton township: Lone Star Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Elm Spring Cemetery (1), Hazelgreen Cemetery (2), Mount Zion Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: North Indian Creek (A), South Indian Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
48% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 387
- Northeast: 12
- Midwest: 38
- South: 148
- West: 69
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 187
- Mobile homes: 33
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,900
Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 51 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (27%)
- Construction (13%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (12%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Wood products (5%)
- Food (4%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Health care (17%)
- Social assistance (12%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (10%)
- Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores (10%)
- Pharmacies and drug stores (7%)
- Furniture and related product manufacturing (6%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (13%)
- Other transportation workers (8%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Business operations specialists (6%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Engineers (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (20%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (10%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (10%)
- Health technologists and technicians (7%)
- Child care workers (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:
- United States or American (36.2%)
- English (13.4%)
- German (11.0%)
- Irish (10.6%)
- European (6.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (6.0%)
- Italian (1.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 199 (76%)
- Carpooled: 42 (16%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (3%)
- Other means: 7 (3%)
- Worked at home: 6 (2%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (57%)
- Wood (27%)
- Electricity (16%)
98.8% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 654- In family households: 627 (153 male householders, 30 female householders)
150 spouses, 236 children (187 natural, 7 adopted, 42 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 9 other relatives, 26 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 27 (21 male householders (15 living alone)), 3 female householders (3 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 42 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 18 1-person, 6 2-persons,
134 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (7 men, 15 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
| Here: | 25.7% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 19.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |