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Benton County
; Benton County, Iowa;
	; Benton County Courthouse;
	; ; Location in the U.S. state of Iowa;
	; ; Iowa's location in the U.S.;
Founded	1837
Named for	Thomas Hart Benton
Seat	Vinton
Largest city	Vinton
Area
• Total	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
• Land	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)
• Water	2.2 sq mi (6 km2), 0.3%
Population
• (2010)	26,076
• Density	36/sq mi (14/km2)
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	; Central: UTC−6/−5;
Website	www.bentoncountyiowa.org

Benton County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2010 census, the population was 26,076.^[1] Its county seat is Vinton.^[2] The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.

Benton County is part of the Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[3]

History

Benton County was formed on December 21, 1837 from sections of Dubuque County. It was named after US Senator Thomas Hart Benton.^[4]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 718 square miles (1,860 km²), of which 716 square miles (1,850 km²) is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²) (0.3%) is water.^[5]

Major highways

Interstate 380

U.S. Highway 30

U.S. Highway 151

U.S. Highway 218

Iowa Highway 8

Iowa Highway 21

Iowa Highway 27

Iowa Highway 150

Adjacent counties

Black Hawk County (northwest)

Buchanan County (northeast)

Linn County (east)

Iowa County (south)

Tama County (west)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	672		—
1860	8,496		1,164.3%
1870	22,454		164.3%
1880	24,888		10.8%
1890	24,178		−2.9%
1900	25,177		4.1%
1910	23,156		−8.0%
1920	24,080		4.0%
1930	22,851		−5.1%
1940	22,879		0.1%
1950	22,656		−1.0%
1960	23,422		3.4%
1970	22,885		−2.3%
1980	23,649		3.3%
1990	22,429		−5.2%
2000	25,308		12.8%
2010	26,076		3.0%
Est. 2016	25,699	^[6]	−1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1790-1960^[8] 1900-1990^[9] 1990-2000^[10] 2010-2013^[1]

2010 census

The 2010 census recorded a population of 26,076 in the county, with a population density of 36.4189936.419/sq mi (14.0614514.061/km²). There were 11,095 housing units, of which 10,302 were occupied.^[11]

2000 census

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Benton County

As of the census^[12] of 2000, there were 25,308 people, 9,746 households, and 7,056 families residing in the county. The population density was 35 people per square mile (14/km²). There were 10,377 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 98.84% White, 0.20% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.11% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races. 0.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 9,746 households out of which 34.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.70% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,427, and the median income for a family was $49,701. Males had a median income of $35,044 versus $23,978 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,891. About 4.6% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.2% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Cities

Atkins

Belle Plaine

Blairstown

Garrison

Keystone

Luzerne

Mount Auburn

Newhall

Norway

Shellsburg

Urbana

Van Horne

Vinton

Walford

Townships

Benton County is divided into twenty townships:

Benton

Big Grove

Bruce

Canton

Cedar

Eden

Eldorado

Florence

Fremont

Harrison

Homer

Iowa

Jackson

Kane

Leroy

Monroe

Polk

St. Clair

Taylor

Union

Census-designated place

Watkins

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Benton County.^[13]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	† Vinton	City	5,257
2	Belle Plaine	City	2,534
3	Atkins	City	1,670
4	Walford (partially in Linn County)	City	1,463
5	Urbana	City	1,458
6	Shellsburg	City	983
7	Newhall	City	875
8	Blairstown	City	692
9	Van Horne	City	682
10	Keystone	City	622
11	Norway	City	545
12	Garrison	City	371
13	Mount Auburn	City	150
14	Watkins	CDP	118
15	Luzerne	City	96

Politics

Presidential Elections Results

**Presidential Elections Results**^[14]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	59.5% 8,232	33.8% 4,678	6.8% 934
2012	49.5% 6,940	48.9% 6,862	1.6% 221
2008	47.0% 6,447	51.5% 7,058	1.6% 212
2004	49.3% 6,658	50.0% 6,747	0.7% 96
2000	46.5% 5,468	50.3% 5,915	3.3% 383
1996	37.3% 3,835	54.0% 5,546	8.7% 898
1992	33.2% 3,469	42.8% 4,467	24.0% 2,503
1988	40.2% 4,011	58.9% 5,873	0.9% 93
1984	52.1% 5,566	46.8% 4,993	1.1% 119
1980	50.1% 5,329	39.7% 4,223	10.2% 1,083
1976	46.9% 5,014	51.5% 5,514	1.6% 175
1972	54.1% 5,273	43.9% 4,282	2.0% 194
1968	52.1% 5,016	40.9% 3,944	7.0% 675
1964	34.2% 3,453	65.6% 6,614	0.2% 17
1960	56.3% 5,972	43.6% 4,620	0.1% 9
1956	56.3% 5,634	39.4% 3,946	4.3% 426
1952	59.1% 6,316	35.8% 3,831	5.1% 542
1948	45.1% 3,770	50.3% 4,209	4.6% 388
1944	48.4% 4,378	51.1% 4,619	0.5% 42
1940	49.6% 5,298	50.2% 5,363	0.3% 32
1936	41.7% 4,144	56.4% 5,606	1.9% 184
1932	34.9% 3,424	61.8% 6,070	3.3% 325
1928	62.7% 5,669	36.6% 3,307	0.8% 69
1924	58.1% 5,314	16.0% 1,459	25.9% 2,369
1920	71.0% 6,539	25.5% 2,343	3.5% 325
1916	54.2% 3,189	43.4% 2,556	2.4% 143
1912	31.5% 1,831	42.6% 2,472	25.9% 1,505
1908	55.1% 3,180	41.9% 2,418	3.0% 175
1904	61.1% 3,609	34.8% 2,057	4.1% 241
1900	56.9% 3,609	40.6% 2,575	2.5% 160
1896	57.5% 3,604	40.8% 2,560	1.7% 104

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Coordinates: 42°04′47″N 92°04′03″W / 42.07972°N 92.06750°W / 42.07972; -92.06750

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Benton County, Iowa, United States
County seat: Vinton
Cities	Atkins Belle Plaine Blairstown Garrison Keystone Luzerne Mount Auburn Newhall Norway Shellsburg Urbana Van Horne Vinton Walford‡
Townships	Benton Big Grove Bruce Canton Cedar Eden Eldorado Florence Fremont Harrison Homer Iowa Jackson Kane Leroy Monroe Polk St. Clair Taylor Union
CDP	Watkins
Unincorporated communities	Irving Rogersville Spencers Grove
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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