Benton County (Missouri)
The Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 19,056 inhabitants and a population density of 10.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Warsaw, which was named after the Polish capital Warsaw.
Geography
The County is located in west-central Missouri in the Ozark Plateau and is drained by the Osage River. It has an area of 1949 square kilometers, of which 122 square kilometers are water surface. At the Benton County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Benton County was formed on January 3, 1835 from former parts of the Pettis and St. Clair counties. It was named after Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), a longtime U.S. senator from Missouri ( 1821-1851 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Benton County 19,056 people in 8,105 households. The population density was 10.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 8,105 households lived statistically 2.22 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.1 percent white, 0.3 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 1.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
18.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.1 percent were between 18 and 64 and 25.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 30,924. The per capita income was $ 19,452. 21.3 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Benton County
Citys
- Cole Camp
- Lincoln
- Warsaw
Village
- Ionia1
Unincorporated communities
- Avery
- Bentonville
- Blue Branch
- Brandon
- Cold Springs
- Cole Camp Junction
- Crest
- Crockerville
- Dell
- Dell Junction
- Edmonson
- Edwards
- Fristoe
- Hastain
- Knobby
- Lake Creek
- Lakeview Heights
- Lively
- Majorville
- Mora
- Palo Pinto
- Racket
- Santiago
- Tackner
- Valley View
- Whitakerville
- White Branch
- Windsor Junction
- Wisdom
1 - partially in Pettis County
Structure
The Benton County is divided into nine townships: