Benton township, Monroe County, Indiana (IN)

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Benton township, IN map Land area: 54.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.
Population: 3,213 (2% urban, 98% rural)

Males: 1,679	(52.3%)
Females: 1,534	(47.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,207 (2,841 owner occupied, 366 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	11%
State:	29%

Races in Benton township:

White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
Black: 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
Asian: 0.4%
Two or more races: 0.8%
Some other race: 0.2%

Median age of males: 40.3
Median age of females: 41.3

Average houshold size: 2.55
Average family size: 2.93

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Population density: 58 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

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

This township:	5.4%
Whole state:	4.2%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Churches in Benton township include: Bridge Church, Brummett Creek Church, Locust Grove Church, Little Union Church.

Cemeteries: Taylor Cemetery, Stepp Cemetery, Shiloh Cemetery.

Reservoirs: Lake Lemon, Egenolf Lake, Cherry Lake.

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Honey Creek, Greasy Creek, Rapid Creek, Baby Creek, Shuffle Creek, Conrad Branch, Strickland Branch.

Number of foreign born residents: 8 (25% naturalized citizens)

Benton township:	0.2%
State:	3.1%

57% of Benton township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 97% lived in Indiana.

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

This state: 410
Northeast: 3
Midwest: 13
South: 6
West: 9

Benton township, Indiana satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.6%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 149
Mobile homes: 16

Median worth of mobile homes: $62,500

Housing units in Benton township with a mortgage: 36 (7 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 26
1990 to 1994: 4
1980 to 1989: 7
1970 to 1979: 20
1960 to 1969: 0
1950 to 1959: 15
1940 to 1949: 4
1939 or earlier: 83

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 2
3 rooms: 0
4 rooms: 1
5 rooms: 19
6 rooms: 13
7 rooms: 22
8 rooms: 31
9 or more rooms: 48

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

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

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 9
3 bedrooms: 53
4 bedrooms: 51
5 or more bedrooms: 20

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Benton township:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 3
2 bedrooms: 11
3 bedrooms: 6
4 bedrooms: 4
5 or more bedrooms: 0

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

no vehicle: 7
1 vehicle: 10
2 vehicles: 70
3 vehicles: 37
4 vehicles: 10
5 or more vehicles: 2

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

no vehicle: 0
1 vehicle: 6
2 vehicles: 10
3 vehicles: 6
4 vehicles: 2
5 or more vehicles: 0

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Public administration (8%)
Truck transportation (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Furniture and related products (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (15%)
Educational services (15%)
Food and beverage stores (8%)
Miscellaneous manufacturing (8%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Woodworkers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Cashiers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Benton township:

German (36.7%)
Norwegian (18.9%)
Irish (16.0%)
Swedish (7.6%)
United States or American (4.5%)
Swiss (2.6%)
French (except Basque) (2.1%)

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

Ukraine (100%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 179 (74%)
Carpooled: 20 (8%)
Walked: 8 (3%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (14%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Bottled, tank, or LP gas (66%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (23%)
Electricity (5%)
Wood (4%)
Utility gas (2%)

6 people in homes for the mentally retarded

96.8% of residents of Benton township speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship

Households: 453

In family households: 411 (115 male householders, 13 female householders)
116 spouses, 156 children (141 natural, 6 adopted, 9 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 42 (20 male householders (14 living alone)), 11 female householders (10 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 49 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 24 1-person, 5 2-persons, 2 5-persons.

596 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (39 men, 64 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Indiana:	11.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Indiana:	8.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	14.3%
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)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Benton township:

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