Benton County (Indiana)
The Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. In 2010, the County had 8854 inhabitants and a population density of 8.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fowler.
The Benton County is part of the metropolitan area to the south-east located in the neighboring city of Lafayette Tippecanoe County.
Geography
The County is located in northwest Indiana, and on the west by Illinois. It has an area of 1053 square kilometers without significant water surface. At the Benton County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
Freeland Park
Indiana Park
History
The Benton County was formed on February 18, 1840 from parts of Jasper County. It was named after Thomas H. Benton (1782-1858), an American politician and U.S. Senator.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Benton County 8854 people in 3581 households. The population density was 8.4 people per square kilometer. In the 3581 households lived statistically 2.42 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.9 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 4.9 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.2 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 47,240. The per capita income was $ 22,461. 12.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Benton County
Towns
- Ambia
- Boswell
- Earl Park
- Fowler
- Otterbein1
- Oxford
Unincorporated communities
- Atkinson
- Barce
- Chase
- Dunnington
- Fargo
- Foresman
- Free
- Freeland Park
- Gravel Hill
- Mobile
- Lochiel
- Robbery
- Sheff
- Swanington
- Talbot
- Templeton
- Wadena
- Yeager Curve
1 - partially in Tippecanoe County
Structure
The Benton County is divided into eleven townships: