Benton County, Indiana

Benton County is a located in the  of. As of, the population was 9,421. The is.

History
Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for,  from. The original county seat selected in 1843 was, but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,053 (406 ). 1,052 km² (406 sq mi) of it is land and 0 km² (0 sq mi) of it (0.02%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 9,421 people, 3,558 households, and 2,547 families residing in the county. The was 9/km² (23/sq mi). There were 3,818 housing units at an average density of 4/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.90%, 0.21% or , 0.14% , 0.08% , 1.28% from , and 1.38% from two or more races. 2.60% of the population were or  of any race. 33.8% were of, 20.3% , 10.7% , 6.8% and 6.1%  ancestry according to.

There were 3,558 households out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.90% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,813, and the median income for a family was $46,869. Males had a median income of $30,592 versus $22,169 for females. The for the county was $17,220. About 3.50% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the, including 6.00% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.

Education
The county's four public schools are administered by the. in Fowler Indiana is the county's only parochial school
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