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
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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