Bennington, Kansas - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	749
Male Share of the Population	54.1%
Female Share of the Population	45.9%
Senior Citizens	15.4%
Employed Population 16+	350
Age of the Population	35

Families

% of people married	56.7%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	32.1%
Median Earnings25+	$34,808
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$27,813
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$32,083

Wealth

Median Family Income	$66,750
% Above Poverty Level	88%
% Below Poverty Level	12%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	28 minutes
% Working from Home	2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2%
% Using Public Transportation	1.4%

Housing

People Living Alone	27.1%
Median Gross Rent	$1,035
Median House Value	$99,500

Ancestry

German	33%
English	9.9%
Irish	9.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.9%
Scottish	6.3%
French Except Basque	4.4%
Dutch	3.7%
Swedish	3.5%
Russian	2.8%
Czech	1.2%
Polish	0.9%
Italian	0.8%
Canadian	0.7%
Bahamian	0.5%
West Indian	0.5%
Austrian	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
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Bennington Almanac

Category	Value
County	Ottawa County
Standard Zip Codes	67422
Phone Area Codes	785
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	39.03
Approximate Longitude	-97.59

Bennington Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MINNEAPOLIS
Distance	9.1 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 40 F
Apr Temp	43 to 69 F
Jul Temp	68 to 95 F
Oct Temp	46 to 72 F
Annual Precip	30.2 inches

Station	SALINA MUNICIPAL AP
Distance	15.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 39 F
Apr Temp	43 to 67 F
Jul Temp	69 to 93 F
Oct Temp	46 to 70 F
Annual Precip	32.1 inches

Station	KANOPOLIS LAKE
Distance	35.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 38 F
Apr Temp	39 to 65 F
Jul Temp	66 to 91 F
Oct Temp	44 to 69 F
Annual Precip	27.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Culver	112	$36,250
Minneapolis	1,736	$69,750
New Cambria	67	$0
Salina	47,230	$64,151
Solomon	1,171	$63,036
Tescott	289	$55,625

Bennington Public Schools

Bennington Elem
223 N. Putnam
ZIP: 67422
(785) 488-3323
Primary
Total Enrollment 322

Bennington High
301 N. Putnam
ZIP: 67422
(785) 488-3321
High
Total Enrollment 143

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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