Benton, Kansas

Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 880.GeographyBenton is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.39sqmi, all of it land.HistoryBenton was founded in 1884. It was named for Thomas Benton Murdock, a state politician. Benton was incorporated as a city in 1908.In 1969, part of the film The Gypsy Moths was shot in the Benton area.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 880 people, 325 households, and 254 families residing in the city. The population density was 633.1PD/sqmi. There were 360 housing units at an average density of 259.0/sqmi. The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% White, 0.1% African American, 0.6% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.5% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.There were 325 households of which 42.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.08.