Bennington, Kansas

Bennington was platted in 1878. More than 200 people lived there within three years.[6] The city name comes from one of two sources. A paper written on the history of Bennington says that Bennington is an Indian name, and it means "place of fine trees." The same paper also says that co-city creator George R. Parker gave the town its name after Bennington, Vermont.[7] The Solomon Valley Railroad, part of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, reached Bennington in 1878.[6]

In 1879, the first school was one half-mile south of town. In 1918, a new school house was built. In 1938, an auditorium was added; in 1955 a shop was added; and in 1961 a new grade school building was annexed.[6]

Bennington has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Bennington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[8]

The 2020 census says that there were 622 people, 254 households, and 163 families living in Bennington. Of the households, 81.5% owned their home and 18.5% rented their home.

The median age was 40.1 years. Of the people, 91.8% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.3% were Black, 0.2% were from some other race, and 7.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the people.[3][9]

The 2010 census says that there were 672 people, 261 households, and 188 families living in Bennington.[10]