Benton, Kansas

**Benton** is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 943 people lived there.

## History

Benton was created in 1884. It was named after 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.

## Geography

Benton is at  (37.788136, -97.107753). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 943 people, 375 households, and 266 families living in Benton. Of the households, 76.8% owned their home and 23.2% rented their home.

The median age was 39.5 years. Of the people, 89.2% were White, 1.5% were Black, 0.5% were Native American, 0.1% were Asian, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 1.3% were from some other race, and 7.3% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.5% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 880 people, 325 households, and 254 families living in Benton.

## Education

Benton is a part of USD 375 Circle Public Schools.

## Other websites

- City
- City of Benton
- Benton - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 375, local school district
- Historical
- History of Benton
- Maps
- Benton City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Benton, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Circle Middle School (Benton, Kansas).jpg
- **image caption**: Circle Middle School (2006)
- **image map**: Butler_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Benton_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Butler County, Kansas, Butler County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Butler Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Butler County, Kansas, Butler County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Butler County, Kansas, Butler
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1884
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1909
- **named for**: Thomas Benton Murdock
- **government type**: council-mayor government, Council-Mayor
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 1.40
- **area land sq mi**: 1.40
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 3.62
- **area land km2**: 3.62
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1375
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 943
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67017
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 316, 316
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-06175
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2394143