Bentley, Illinois
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bentley, Illinois |
| settlement_type | Town |
| image_map | File:Hancock County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bentley Highlighted.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Bentley in Hancock County, Illinois. |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | Illinois |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Hancock |
| established_title | Incorporated |
| established_date | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 0.37 |
| area_total_sq_mi | 0.14 |
| area_land_km2 | 0.37 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 0.14 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.00 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_total | 30 |
| population_density_km2 | 80.94 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 209.79 |
| timezone | CST |
| utc_offset | -6 |
| timezone_DST | CDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -5 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_ft | 679 |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Zip code |
| postal_code | 62321 |
| area_code | 217 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | 17-05274 |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID |
| blank1_info | 2396588 |
| :: |
| name = Bentley, Illinois | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | motto = | image_map = File:Hancock County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bentley Highlighted.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location of Bentley in Hancock County, Illinois. | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Illinois | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Hancock | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | governing_body = | leader_party = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 0.37 | area_total_sq_mi = 0.14 | area_land_km2 = 0.37 | area_land_sq_mi = 0.14 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 30 | population_density_km2 = 80.94 | population_density_sq_mi = 209.79 | population_demonym = | timezone = CST | utc_offset = -6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = -5 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_ft = 679 | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | postal_code_type = Zip code | postal_code = 62321 | area_code = 217 | blank_name = FIPS code | blank_info = 17-05274 | blank1_name = GNIS feature ID | blank1_info = 2396588 | footnotes =
Bentley (formerly Sutton) is an incorporated town in southeast Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census.
Geography
Bentley is located in southeastern Hancock County. Illinois Routes 94 and 110, a four-lane highway, pass just west of the town. The highway leads north 6 mi to Carthage, the county seat, and southwest as IL 110 36 mi to Quincy, while IL 94 branches off to the southeast and leads to Bowen, 10 mi from Bentley.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bentley has a total area of 0.14 sqmi, of which 0.14 sqmi (or 99.31%) is land and 0.00 sqmi (or 0.69%) is water.
Climate
| single line = Y | collapsed = Y | location = Bentley, Illinois, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1995–present |Jan record high F = 68 |Feb record high F = 76 |Mar record high F = 85 |Apr record high F = 89 |May record high F = 97 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 105 |Aug record high F = 104 |Sep record high F = 104 |Oct record high F = 96 |Nov record high F = 82 |Dec record high F = 75
|Jan avg record high F = 58.1 |Feb avg record high F = 60.0 |Mar avg record high F = 74.4 |Apr avg record high F = 85.1 |May avg record high F = 90.1 |Jun avg record high F = 94.3 |Jul avg record high F = 95.8 |Aug avg record high F = 96.5 |Sep avg record high F = 93.9 |Oct avg record high F = 85.0 |Nov avg record high F = 73.0 |Dec avg record high F = 61.3 |year avg record high F = 98.7
| Jan high F =33.9 | Feb high F =38.9 | Mar high F =50.9 | Apr high F =63.4 | May high F =73.7 | Jun high F =83.0 | Jul high F =86.3 | Aug high F =84.9 | Sep high F =78.8 | Oct high F =66.0 | Nov high F =51.3 | Dec high F =39.1 | Jan mean F =25.8 | Feb mean F =30.3 | Mar mean F =41.4 | Apr mean F =52.8 | May mean F =63.6 | Jun mean F =73.1 | Jul mean F =76.4 | Aug mean F =74.3 | Sep mean F =67.2 | Oct mean F =55.1 | Nov mean F =42.0 | Dec mean F =31.3 | Jan low F =17.7 | Feb low F =21.7 | Mar low F =31.9 | Apr low F =42.1 | May low F =53.4 | Jun low F =63.2 | Jul low F =66.5 | Aug low F =63.8 | Sep low F =55.5 | Oct low F =44.1 | Nov low F =32.8 | Dec low F =23.6
|Jan avg record low F = -2.0 |Feb avg record low F = -0.5 |Mar avg record low F = 12.2 |Apr avg record low F = 26.0 |May avg record low F = 38.7 |Jun avg record low F = 51.4 |Jul avg record low F = 56.1 |Aug avg record low F = 53.3 |Sep avg record low F = 42.0 |Oct avg record low F = 27.9 |Nov avg record low F = 16.5 |Dec avg record low F = 4.4 |year avg record low F = -6.9
|Jan record low F = -22 |Feb record low F = -20 |Mar record low F = -7 |Apr record low F = 6 |May record low F = 29 |Jun record low F = 44 |Jul record low F = 48 |Aug record low F = 43 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low F = 18 |Nov record low F = 6 |Dec record low F = -10
| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch =1.67 | Feb precipitation inch =1.98 | Mar precipitation inch =2.57 | Apr precipitation inch =4.11 | May precipitation inch =5.28 | Jun precipitation inch =4.85 | Jul precipitation inch =4.29 | Aug precipitation inch =4.19 | Sep precipitation inch =3.67 | Oct precipitation inch =3.16 | Nov precipitation inch =2.45 | Dec precipitation inch =1.89
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 7.5 |Feb precipitation days = 7.2 |Mar precipitation days = 8.6 |Apr precipitation days = 11.3 |May precipitation days = 12.4 |Jun precipitation days = 10.3 |Jul precipitation days = 9.3 |Aug precipitation days = 8.0 |Sep precipitation days = 7.4 |Oct precipitation days = 8.3 |Nov precipitation days = 8.2 |Dec precipitation days = 7.6
| Jan snow inch =7.6 | Feb snow inch =6.3 | Mar snow inch =2.1 | Apr snow inch =0.4 | May snow inch =0.0 | Jun snow inch =0.0 | Jul snow inch =0.0 | Aug snow inch =0.0 | Sep snow inch =0.0 | Oct snow inch =0.1 | Nov snow inch =1.4 | Dec snow inch =5.2
|unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 4.3 |Feb snow days = 3.5 |Mar snow days = 1.3 |Apr snow days = 0.2 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.1 |Nov snow days = 0.7 |Dec snow days = 2.9 |year snow days = 13.0
|source 1 = NOAA |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00110598&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Bentley, IL |access-date = February 25, 2023 |source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020) |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=dvn |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Quad Cities |access-date = February 25, 2023
Demographics
|1880= 117 |1890= 144 |1900= 138 |1910= 89 |1920= 136 |1930= 113 |1940= 89 |1950= 88 |1960= 89 |1970= 94 |1980= 49 |1990= 36 |2000= 43 |2010= 35 |2020= 30 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census
There were 7 households, out of which 14.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.43% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.57% were non-families. 28.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 28.57% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 2.57.
The town's age distribution consisted of 16.7% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 11.1% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 27.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 200.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 200.0 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $74,375, and the median income for a family was $101,250. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $53,125 for females. The per capita income for the town was $35,594. None of the population was below the poverty line.
References
References
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- {{GNIS. 2396588
- "Explore Census Data".
- "Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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