Basic information about the Benton County
The Benton County is located in the state of Missouri. This county occupies 753 square miles, with 49 square miles being water areas. There are 19.056 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Benton County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (97.12%), followed by Two or More races (1.34%) and American Indian and Alaska Native (0.61%). There are 8.449 households in the county, while 65,49% of them are family households and 34,51% represent non family households. There are 5 cities and towns in Benton County. The most populated city is Warsaw city and the smallest town or village is Ionia town.