Bentley (formerly Sutton) is an

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in southeast Hancock County,

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. The population was 30 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Bentley is located in southeastern Hancock County at (40.343653, -91.111994). Illinois Routes 94 and 110, a four-lane highway, pass just west of the town. The highway leads north to

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, the

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, and southwest as IL 110 to Quincy, while IL 94 branches off to the southeast and leads to Bowen, from Bentley. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bentley has a total area of , of which (or 99.31%) is land and (or 0.69%) is water.

Climate

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 30 people, 7 households, and 5 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 17 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 76.67%

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, 0.00%

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, 3.33% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 0.00% from other races, and 20.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 13.33% of the population. 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

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for the town was $35,594. None of the population was below the

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References

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