East Benton township, Webster County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 40.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 2,560 (all rural)
| Males: 1,596 |  (62.3%) |
| Females: 964 |  (37.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,882 (1,528 owner occupied, 354 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 19% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in East Benton township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 83.4%
- Black: 11.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.5%
- Asian: 0.6%
- Two or more races: 2.9%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 35.4
Median age of females: 37.4
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Average household size: 2.56
| East Benton township: | 2.6 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| East Benton township: | $44,118 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $457 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $113,560 (it was $81,900 in 2000)
| : | $113,560 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 64 people per square mile | (average). |
| This township: | 13.7% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 6.5% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Fordland.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in East Benton township: Otley (A), Fordland Honor Camp (B), Southern Webster County Fire Protection District Station 4 (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in East Benton township include: Fairview Church (A), Mount Gillian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Sartin Cemetery (1), Easter Cemetery (2), Cardwell Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Davis Branch (A), Little Finley Creek (B), Terell Branch (C), Greasy Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
76% of East Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1662
- Northeast: 25
- Midwest: 169
- South: 79
- West: 20
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $75,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
678 people in state prisons
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 582
- One, attached: 16
- Mobile homes: 43
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,100
Housing units in East Benton township with a mortgage: 179 (0 second mortgage, 6 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 110
- Construction (20%)
- Food (7%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (4%)
- Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Accommodation and food services (13%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
- Public administration (4%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
- Construction laborers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Cashiers (4%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Benton township:
- German (42.0%)
- United States or American (27.6%)
- Irish (4.8%)
- Swiss (4.2%)
- Dutch (3.5%)
- English (2.7%)
- Polish (2.2%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 549 (68%)
- Carpooled: 141 (18%)
- Bicycle: 7 (1%)
- Walked: 18 (2%)
- Other means: 12 (1%)
- Worked at home: 76 (9%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (62%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Wood (7%)
- Coal or coke (6%)
- Utility gas (3%)
678 people in state prisons
79.9% of residents of East Benton township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English not well).
18.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (36% speak English very well, 54% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 1,955- In family households: 1,875 (372 male householders, 101 female householders)
405 spouses, 917 children (879 natural, 17 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 49 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (58 male householders (53 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 108 2-persons, 93 3-persons, 113 4-persons, 88 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 55 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 71 1-person, 5 2-persons,
382 married couples with children.
101 single-parent households (36 men, 65 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114
| Here: | 31.8% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
| Here: | 3.4% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 25.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |