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Benton is a town in, and the parish seat of, Bossier Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,048 in 2020.[2] The town is named for 19th century U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat from Missouri and an ally of U.S. President Andrew Jackson.[3]

Benton, Louisiana
Town
Town of Benton
Location of Benton in Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Location of Louisiana in the United States
Coordinates: 32°41′41″N 93°44′26″W
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
ParishBossier
Government
Area
[1]
 • Total2.52 sq mi (6.53 km2)
 • Land2.52 sq mi (6.52 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
207 ft (63 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,048
 • RankBO: 3rd
 • Density813.99/sq mi (314.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
71006
Area code318
FIPS code22-06925
WebsiteBenton, Louisiana

The larger Bossier City is located south of Benton. In Benton Square downtown near the Bossier Parish School Board office, the town maintains several historical buildings, including primitive cabins, a one-room schoolhouse museum, and the boyhood home of William Clark Hughes, who was the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1926 to 1928.


History


On April 3, 1999, a powerful F4 tornado roared through portions of the town killing six people and injuring 90. A mobile home park located south of town and homes near the Palmetto Country Club were devastated. Neighborhoods affected included Haymeadow Trailer Park, Palmetto Park/Palmetto Place (adjacent to the country club), Bay Hills, Woodlake South, Twin Lake Community, and many other newer lakefront homes located around Cypress Lake. The population of Benton lakefront area nearly doubled between 2004 and 2008.[4]

The Palmetto Country Club opened in 1954. The Shreveport Kiwanis Invitational was held at the country club from 1965 to 1969. On December 31, 2014, the club closed after recruitment drives and restructuring of the membership plan failed to make the facility financially solvent. Owner John H. Ward and a partner had run the club since 2013. Ward invested $250,000 over the past year in a vain bid to keep the facility afloat.[5] Ward added that Palmetto "is not alone in this struggle and two dominating factors are in play: memberships are decreasing nationwide, especially in the under-40 bracket; and the industry has been overbuilt making growth within golf clubs very difficult."[6]


Geography


Benton is located at 32°41′41″N 93°44′26″W (32.694607, -93.740595).[7]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all land.


Demographics


Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1930402—
194051929.1%
195074142.8%
19601,33680.3%
19701,49311.8%
19801,86424.8%
19902,0479.8%
20002,035−0.6%
20101,948−4.3%
20202,0485.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[8]
Benton racial composition as of 2020[2]
Race Number Percentage
White (non-Hispanic) 1,083 52.88%
Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 719 35.11%
Native American 11 0.54%
Asian 26 1.27%
Other/Mixed 116 5.66%
Hispanic or Latino 93 4.54%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,048 people, 850 households, and 516 families residing in the town.[2]


Education


Benton has six public schools: Benton Elementary School, Legacy Elementary School, Kingston Elementary, Benton Intermediate School, Benton Middle School, and Benton High School.[9]


Notable people



References


  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  2. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
  3. "Kay McMahan, "Bossier Parish, LA, Towns"". usgwarchives.net. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  4. USA Today - 04 April 1999
  5. Erin McCarty (December 10, 2014). "Palmetto Country Club in Benton to Close for Good at the End of the Year". KEEL (AM). Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  6. "Important Membership Information". palmettocountryclub.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2004. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  8. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  9. Local School Directory
  10. U.S. Search, People Search and Background Check, Internet
  11. "Louisiana State University e-yearbooks". e-yearbook.com. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  12. "Dewey E. Burchett, Jr". The Shreveport Times. November 22, 2009. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  13. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2016 (Bossier and Webster parishes)" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  14. "Mike Johnson State Representative". mikejohnsonlouisiana.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  15. ""John A. W. Lowry of Bossier Parish, Louisiana" in Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana". Chicago and Nashville, Tennessee: Southern Publishing Company. 1890. Retrieved March 23, 2015.
  16. Jimmy Watson (September 30, 2014). "LSU basketball great George Nattin Jr. loved his golf". The Shreveport Times. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  17. "Social Security Death Index". rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved July 20, 2009.
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[de] Benton (Louisiana)

Benton ist eine Kleinstadt (mit dem Status „Town“) und Verwaltungssitz des Bossier Parish im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Louisiana. Im Jahr 2010 hatte Benton 1948 Einwohner.[1] Die Stadt ist dem Senator Thomas Hart Benton benannt.
- [en] Benton, Louisiana


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