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Benton, NY map Population (year 2000): 2,640. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,700 (+2.3% change)
 

Males: 1,299  (49.2%)
Females: 1,341  (50.8%)

Yates County

Median resident age:  39.8 years
New York median age:  35.9 years

Estimated median household income in 2005: $43,200 (it was $37,500 in 2000)
Benton  $43,200
New York:  $49,480

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $101,900 (it was $80,600 in 2000)
Benton  $101,900
New York:  $258,900

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Races in Benton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)

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Ancestries: English (26.2%), German (20.3%), Irish (14.4%), Danish (9.3%), United States (6.1%), French (5.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 820 feet

Land area: 41.5 square miles.

Population density: 66 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Benton

  • High school or higher: 77.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Benton town

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 60.5%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

15 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.6%
New York:  20.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this town in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Benton:  2.1% ($1,727)
New York:  1.9% ($2,847)
Benton satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY (49.3 miles , pop. 219,773).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (229.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Penn Yan, NY (4.3 miles ), Dresden, NY (6.9 miles ), Torrey, NY (6.9 miles ), Milo, NY (7.1 miles ), Seneca, NY (8.1 miles ), Geneva, NY (8.3 miles ), Potter, NY (9.2 miles ), Jerusalem, NY (9.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 13 buildings, average cost: $80,600
  • 1997: 10 buildings, average cost: $60,000
  • 1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $84,400
  • 1999: 11 buildings, average cost: $77,900
  • 2000: 13 buildings, average cost: $91,800
  • 2001: 9 buildings, average cost: $103,200
  • 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $85,000
  • 2003: 12 buildings, average cost: $108,300
  • 2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $173,200
  • 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $173,200
  • 2006: 6 buildings, average cost: $173,200

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Latitude: 42.72 N, Longitude: 77.05 W


People in group quarters in Benton
  • 194 people in nursing homes
  • 11 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 11 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill

Area code commonly used in this area: 315

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Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (19%)
  • Construction (13%)
  • Educational services (6%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (26%)
  • Educational services (15%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Farmers and farm managers (11%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Carpenters (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (4%)


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Benton-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/30/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 28.5 miles away from the Benton town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 5/2/1983, a category 3 tornado 42.8 miles away from the town center killed one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Benton:
  • SOLDIERS & SAILORS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PENN YAN, NY)
  • GENEVA GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GENEVA, NY)
  • CLIFTON SPRINGS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CLIFTON SPRINGS, NY)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Benton:
  • ELMIRA/CORNING REGIONAL (about 41 miles; ELMIRA/CORNING, NY; ID: ELM)
  • ITHACA TOMPKINS REGIONAL (about 45 miles; ITHACA, NY; ID: ITH)
  • GREATER ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 51 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; ID: ROC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benton:
  • PENN YAN (about 7 miles; PENN YAN, NY; ID: PEO)
  • MIDLAKES (about 12 miles; GORHAM, NY; ID: 92G)
  • MIDDLESEX VALLEY (about 16 miles; MIDDLESEX, NY; ID: 4N2)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Benton:
  • FINGER LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,021)
  • CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CORNING, NY; FT enrollment: 2,797)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-ENDOWED COLLEGES (about 44 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 12,036)
  • CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY STATE STATUTORY COLLEGES (about 44 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 7,413)
  • NAZARETH COLLEGE OF ROCHESTER (about 45 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,351)
  • SAINT JOHN FISHER COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ROCHESTER, NY; FT enrollment: 2,136)
  • ITHACA COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ITHACA, NY; FT enrollment: 6,052)

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Notable locations in Benton: Ferguson Corners (A), Bellona Station (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Angus Cemetery (1), Baldwin Cemetery (2), Briggs Cemetery (3), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (4), Cole Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creek: Kashong Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This town:  2.8 people
New York:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  74.4%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  5.7%
Whole state:  5.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  13.5%
Whole state:  14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  5.9%
Whole state:  7.4%

Benton compared to New York state average:
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.


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5.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,826 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.04%
New York average:  5.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Ontario County, NY  1.31% ($34,669 average AGI)
from Steuben County, NY  0.52% ($59,149)
from Monroe County, NY  0.51% ($64,587)


6.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,714 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.35%
New York average:  6.26%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Ontario County, NY  1.90% ($29,632 average AGI)
to Steuben County, NY  0.48% ($22,114)
to Monroe County, NY  0.42% ($34,789)


Strongest AM radio stations in Benton:
  • WYLF (850 AM; 1 kW; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: M B COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WFLR (1570 AM; 5 kW; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTY COMMUNICATION CORP.)
  • WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WACK (1420 AM; 5 kW; NEWARK, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES, INC.)
  • WGVA (1240 AM; 1 kW; GENEVA, NY; Owner: GENEVA BROADCASTING INC)
  • WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
  • WPIE (1160 AM; 5 kW; TRUMANSBURG, NY; Owner: PEMBROOK PINES ITHACA LTD. N.A.)
  • WLNL (1000 AM; daytime; 5 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: LIGHTHOUSE MEDIA, INC.)
  • WWLZ (820 AM; 4 kW; HORSEHEADS, NY; Owner: CHEMUNG COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
  • WHCU (870 AM; 5 kW; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
  • WSYR (570 AM; 5 kW; SYRACUSE, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Benton:
  • W220CJ (91.9 FM; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WEOS (89.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: THE COLLEGES OF THE SENECA)
  • WFLR-FM (95.9 FM; DUNDEE, NY; Owner: LAKES COUNTRY COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WNYR-FM (98.5 FM; WATERLOO, NY; Owner: LAKE COUNTRY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLK (101.7 FM; GENEVA, NY; Owner: MB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPHR (106.9 FM; AUBURN, NY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WQNY (103.7 FM; ITHACA, NY; Owner: EAGLE II BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W273AF (102.5 FM; PENN YAN, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
  • WLLW (99.3 FM; SENECA FALLS, NY; Owner: AUBURN BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFRW (88.1 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCOV-FM (93.7 FM; CLYDE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)


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