Benton township, Elkhart County, Indiana (IN)

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Benton township, IN map Land area: 35.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 2,342 (18% urban, 82% rural)

Males: 1,208	(51.6%)
Females: 1,134	(48.4%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 2,342 (2,100 owner occupied, 242 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	10%
State:	29%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
Asian: 0.0%
Two or more races: 0.4%

Median age of males: 32.5
Median age of females: 33.3

Average houshold size: 3.12
Average family size: 3.40

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Population density: 65 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.2%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	0.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Benton township include: Solomon Creek Church, Richville Church.

Cemeteries: Hire Cemetery, Brown Cemetery.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Stony Creek, Dry Run.

Number of foreign born residents: 16 (0% naturalized citizens)

Benton township:	0.7%
State:	3.1%

55% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Indiana.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 1829
Northeast: 54
Midwest: 210
South: 109
West: 35

Benton township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 661
5 to 9: 10
Mobile homes: 69

Median worth of mobile homes: $74,400

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 312 (40 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 80

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 7
1995 to 1998: 111
1990 to 1994: 85
1980 to 1989: 61
1970 to 1979: 98
1960 to 1969: 57
1950 to 1959: 57
1940 to 1949: 39
1939 or earlier: 225

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Benton township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 11
4 rooms: 79
5 rooms: 116
6 rooms: 153
7 rooms: 112
8 rooms: 67
9 or more rooms: 114

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township, Indiana:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 8
4 rooms: 8
5 rooms: 26
6 rooms: 19
7 rooms: 2
8 rooms: 8
9 or more rooms: 8

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Benton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 13
2 bedrooms: 130
3 bedrooms: 342
4 bedrooms: 105
5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 8
2 bedrooms: 18
3 bedrooms: 37
4 bedrooms: 8
5 or more bedrooms: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 36
1 vehicle: 67
2 vehicles: 345
3 vehicles: 134
4 vehicles: 36
5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Benton township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 42
2 vehicles: 27
3 vehicles: 10
4 vehicles: 0
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (19%)
Construction (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Wood products (4%)
Machinery (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Transportation equipment (14%)
Health care (13%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (5%)
Furniture and related products (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Farmers and farm managers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Registered nurses (8%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (6%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (34.2%)
United States or American (29.7%)
Swiss (7.6%)
Irish (5.1%)
Dutch (4.2%)
European (3.7%)
Italian (3.4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Thailand (38%)
Mexico (38%)
Canada (25%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 971 (81%)
Carpooled: 122 (10%)
Motorcycle: 7 (1%)
Bicycle: 17 (1%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 82 (7%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Wood (3%)
Electricity (1%)
Coal or coke (1%)

85.9% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
12.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,279

In family households: 2,145 (571 male householders, 53 female householders)
554 spouses, 901 children (850 natural, 20 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 43 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 134 (65 male householders (45 living alone)), 51 female householders (50 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 243 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 137 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 28 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 95 1-person, 21 2-persons.

677 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (24 men, 79 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 50

Here:	12.8%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 13

Here:	9.9%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	50.0%
Indiana:	23.4%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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