Editing Benton Heights, Michigan

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Benton Heights, Michigan
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]] (CDP) & [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    =

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = 
|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = 
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|pushpin_map            = Michigan#USA
|pushpin_label_position = top<!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none -->
|pushpin_label          = Benton Heights
|pushpin_map_caption    = Location within the state of Michigan
|pushpin_mapsize        = 
|image_map                = Benton Heights, MI location.png
|mapsize                  = 250
|map_caption              = Location within [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]]

<!-- Location -->
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Michigan]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Charter township|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Benton Charter Township, Michigan|Benton]]

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = 
|leader_name              = 
|leader_title1            = 
|leader_name1             = 
|established_title        = 
|established_date         =

<!-- Area -->
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref>
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 10.00
|area_land_km2            = 9.99
|area_water_km2           = 0.01
|area_total_sq_mi         = 3.86
|area_land_sq_mi          = 3.86
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00

<!-- Population -->
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 3652
|population_density_km2   = 365.42
|population_density_sq_mi = 946.36

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="gnis"/>
|elevation_m              = 193
|elevation_ft             = 633
|coordinates              = {{coord|42|07|52|N|86|24|26|W|region:US-MI_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]]
|postal_code              = 49022
|area_code                = [[Area code 269|269]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 26-07540<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0621145<ref name="gnis">{{gnis|0621145}}</ref>
|website                  = 
|footnotes                = 
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
}}
'''Benton Heights''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in [[Berrien County, Michigan|Berrien County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]]. It is also a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) for statistical purposes without any legal status as an incorporated municipality. Per the 2020 Census, the population was 3,652.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benton Heights CDP, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2607540|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 13, 2022}}</ref> The community is a part of [[Benton Charter Township, Michigan|Benton Charter Township]] and is adjacent to the city of [[Benton Harbor, Michigan|Benton Harbor]].

==History==
Benton Heights was formerly called "Euclid Center"; the present name was adopted in 1957.<ref>{{cite news|title=Euclid Center Votes New Name|date=February 25, 1957|work=[[The Herald-Palladium|The News-Palladium]]|location=[[Benton Harbor, Michigan|Benton Harbor, MI]]|page=1<!-- https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/365657650/ -->}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|10.0|km2|disp=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2607540| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212190329/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2607540| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Benton CDP, Michigan| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 13, 2014}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 5458
|2010= 4084
|2020= 3652
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Benton Heights CDP, Michigan – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Benton Heights CDP, Michigan |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US2607540&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Benton Heights CDP, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2607540&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Benton Heights CDP, Michigan|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US2607540&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|1,643
|1,110
|style='background: #ffffe6; |802
|30.10%
|27.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.96%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|3,569
|2,513
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,033
|65.39%
|61.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.67%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|22
|20
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15
|0.40%
|0.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.41%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.09%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|16
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.29%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|124
|101
|style='background: #ffffe6; |193
|2.27%
|2.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.28%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|79
|332
|style='background: #ffffe6; |590
|1.45%
|8.13%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.16%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,458'''
|'''4,084'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''3,652'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,458 people, 1,944 households, and 1,310 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|1,419.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,175 housing units at an average density of {{convert|565.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the CDP was 30.51% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 65.63% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.40% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.13% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.88% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.46% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.45% of the population.

There were 1,944 households, out of which 39.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 32.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.31.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 36.3% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,651, and the median income for a family was $22,610. Males had a median income of $24,740 versus $17,816 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $9,959.  About 31.3% of families and 38.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 53.2% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Berrien County, Michigan}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Berrien County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Michigan]]
[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Berrien County, Michigan]]