Editing Benson, Utah

{{short description|Census-designated place in Cache County, Utah}}
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|established_date         = May 3, 1871
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'''Benson''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Cache County, Utah|Cache County]], [[Utah]], United States.<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|1425433}}</ref> It is immediately south of [[Amalga, Utah|Amalga]], across [[Utah State Route 218]], and is west of the [[Logan-Cache Airport]]. The population was 1,485 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4905050| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Benson CDP, Utah| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=August 7, 2015| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054548/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4905050| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> It is included in the [[Logan metropolitan area|Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

As of February 2024, the Benson community was engaged in the process of becoming an incorporated [[municipality]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50889778/ogden-valley-residents-bristle-at-new-proposal-that-could-hamper-their-incorporation-drive|title=Ogden Valley residents bristle at new proposal that could hamper their incorporation drive|last=Vandenack|first=Tim|work=[[KSL-TV|ksl.com]]|publisher=[[Deseret Digital Media]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=February 26, 2024|accessdate=February 28, 2024}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population |align=left
|2000=1451
|2010=1485}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,451 people, 415 households, and 351 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|46.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 433 housing units at an average density of {{convert|14.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.76% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.14% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.96% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.83% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.07% of the population.

There were 415 households, out of which 49.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 4.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.4% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50 and the average family size was 3.89.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.6% under the age of 18, 11.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $41,369, and the median income for a family was $47,895. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $19,028 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,389. About 7.4% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.2% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|86.5|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|78.7|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|7.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 9.01%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/> The water consists of the southern and eastern ends of [[Cutler Reservoir]] on the [[Little Bear River (Utah)|Little Bear]] and [[Bear River (Great Salt Lake)|Bear]] rivers.

==Schools==
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Some of the earliest buildings built in Benson were for educational purposes. They were small log buildings of just one room, and later other rooms were added to some of them. These buildings were only temporary structures where the basic three "R's" were taught, and were later replaced by more permanent structures.

[[File:Red Brick School House 1897.jpg|thumb|left|Red Brick School House]]
In 1894 a brick school house was built in the east part of Benson called the Riverside School. It had two classrooms, with three grades taught in each room. At the Riverside School, the teacher, Mary Griffith, was paid $30 a month in 1896. In 1901 a janitor was hired for nine weeks for $4.50. One ton of coal cost $4.25. John Mathews bought the log building that was on the Riverside location and spent many hours directing [[cantata]]s.

In 1897 a new brick school house was built in the west part of Benson. This school was built on a spot of land overlooking the Bear River. At first there were eight grades of school taught in two rooms. Later, as more children were enrolled, there were only grades one through six. The [[Benson Elementary School]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Cache County, Utah|National Register of Historic Places]].

After the construction of these school buildings, church was held in them for a time. These two schools served the educational needs of the first six grades until 1935 when a new modern school was built. This school was used for three decades. In 1968 it closed its doors, and the Cache County School Board felt it best to consolidate some of the smaller schools in the county to provide a wider curriculum while saving money at the same time. In the fall of 1969, all school-age children were transported by bus to other schools.  Kindergarten to sixth grade went to Summit Elementary in [[Smithfield, Utah|Smithfield]]. Seventh to ninth grade went to Richmond North Cache Junior High and tenth through twelfth grades to [[Sky View High School]] in Smithfield.

==See also==
{{portal|Utah}}
* [[List of census-designated places in Utah]]

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}

==Further reading==
{{cite book|last=Cardon|first=Alice|title=This is Benson|date=1982|publisher=Unique Printing}}

==External links==
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{{Cache County, Utah}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Cache County, Utah]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Utah]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1871]]
[[Category:Logan metropolitan area]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Utah Territory]]