Benton City, Missouri

Benton City is a village in Audrain County, Missouri, United States. In 2010, 104 people lived there.

Benton City, Missouri
Village
Village of Benton City
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)
 • Total101
 • Density971.15/sq mi (375.69/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65232
Area code(s)573
FIPS code29-04834[3]
GNIS feature ID0729432[2]

History

Benton City was platted in 1881.[4] The village is named after Thomas Hart Benton.[5]

Geography

Benton City is at 39°8′5″N 91°45′52″W (39.134798, -91.764443).[6]

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.[7]

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[8]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 104 people, 49 households, and 37 families living in Benton City.[9]

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. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 204.
  5. "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)
  6. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  7. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-08.
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