Benton City, Missouri

Benton City is a village in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. In 2020, 101 people lived there.[3]

Benton City, Missouri
Village
Village of Benton City
Location of Benton City, Missouri
Location of Benton City, Missouri
Coordinates: 39°8′5″N 91°45′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyAudrain
Area
[1]
 • Total0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.27 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
824 ft (251 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total101
 • Density971.15/sq mi (375.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65232
Area code573
FIPS code29-04834[4]
GNIS feature ID0729432[2]

History

Benton City was platted in 1881.[5] The village is named after Thomas Hart Benton.[6]

Geography

Benton City is at 39°8′5″N 91°45′52″W (39.134798, -91.764443).[7]

The United States Census Bureau says that the village has a total area of 0.10 square miles (0.26 km2). All of it is land.[8]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
188064—
189010970.3%
19001166.4%
1910233100.9%
1920130−44.2%
1930120−7.7%
194013613.3%
19501413.7%
19601559.9%
1970121−21.9%
198015528.1%
1990139−10.3%
2000122−12.2%
2010104−14.8%
2020101−2.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[9]

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 101 people, 40 households, and 25 families living in Benton City.[3][10]

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton City, Missouri
  3. "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Benton City village, Missouri". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 204.
  6. "Audrain County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  10. "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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