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Bennington, Kansas
Bennington is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 622.
Bennington was platted in 1878 and grew to a population of over 200 within three years. The city name comes from one of two sources. A paper written on the history of Bennington states that Bennington is an Indian name meaning "place of fine trees." The same article also states that co-city founder George R. Parker gave the town its name after Bennington, Vermont. The Solomon Valley Railroad, a branch of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, reached Bennington in 1878.
In 1879, the first school was located one half mile south of town. In 1918, a new school house was built. In 1938, an auditorium was added; in 1955 a shop was added; and in 1961 a new grade school building was annexed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all land.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bennington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Bennington is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2020 United States census counted 622 people, 254 households, and 163 families in Bennington. The population density was 1,481.0 per square mile (571.8/km2). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 642.9 per square mile (248.2/km2). The racial makeup was 91.8% (571) white or European American (91.0% non-Hispanic white), 0.32% (2) black or African-American, 0.48% (3) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.16% (1) from other races, and 7.23% (45) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.25% (14) of the population.
Of the 254 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18; 49.6% were married couples living together; 24.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 28.7% of households consisted of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.5. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 23.0% of the population.
Bennington, Kansas
Bennington is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 622.
Bennington was platted in 1878 and grew to a population of over 200 within three years. The city name comes from one of two sources. A paper written on the history of Bennington states that Bennington is an Indian name meaning "place of fine trees." The same article also states that co-city founder George R. Parker gave the town its name after Bennington, Vermont. The Solomon Valley Railroad, a branch of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, reached Bennington in 1878.
In 1879, the first school was located one half mile south of town. In 1918, a new school house was built. In 1938, an auditorium was added; in 1955 a shop was added; and in 1961 a new grade school building was annexed.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all land.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Bennington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
Bennington is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The 2020 United States census counted 622 people, 254 households, and 163 families in Bennington. The population density was 1,481.0 per square mile (571.8/km2). There were 270 housing units at an average density of 642.9 per square mile (248.2/km2). The racial makeup was 91.8% (571) white or European American (91.0% non-Hispanic white), 0.32% (2) black or African-American, 0.48% (3) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.16% (1) from other races, and 7.23% (45) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.25% (14) of the population.
Of the 254 households, 29.9% had children under the age of 18; 49.6% were married couples living together; 24.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 28.7% of households consisted of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.5. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 23.0% of the population.
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