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Bennington
IdahoCDP
Bennington
Total population
92
Median home value
$366,700
Bachelor's+
Median income
$84,167
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
- Flood Watch · SevereFlood Watch issued September 18 at 10:30AM MDT until September 19 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
Source: NOAA National Weather Service.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bennington is a census-designated place in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236. It is located in the southeast corner of the on U.S. Route 30 about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Montpelier and 12 miles (19 km) south of Georgetown.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
History
Bennington is a small farming community settled by Mormon Pioneers in 1864. It was named by Brigham Young after a town in Vermont near where he was born and grew up. Many of the inhabitants in Bennington are direct descendants of these early pioneers. Among its founders was Amos Wright who, according to his grandson, the Bennington-born writer David L. Wright, before founding Bennington was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for riding his horse into a meetinghouse and shooting out the lights. He was later rebaptised, before going on to found Bennington. Its elevation is .
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Bennington, ID from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves135
- Black-billed MagpiePica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves118
- Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves117
- Sandhill craneGrus canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves89
- Canada Goose (canadensis Group)Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves84
- Common RavenCorvus corax Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves83
- Swainson's HawkButeo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves81
- Yellow-headed BlackbirdXanthocephalus xanthocephalus (Bonaparte, 1826) · Aves79
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2026-08-3026 km W of Auburn, Wyoming
- M 3.23 — 2026-07-236 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho
- M 2.99 — 2026-07-226 km WSW of Bennington, Idaho
- M 2.57 — 2026-07-1115 km W of Paris, Idaho
- M 2.59 — 2026-06-2512 km E of Millville, Utah
- M 2.7 — 2026-06-1626 km NE of Soda Springs, Idaho
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Idaho
- Montpelier4 mi away
- Georgetown7 mi away
- Paris11.4 mi away
- Bloomington13.9 mi away
- St. Charles19 mi away
- Soda Springs23.3 mi away · pop. 3,158
- Grace24.7 mi away · pop. 1,349
- Preston34.7 mi away · pop. 5,928
- Franklin35.6 mi away
- Oxford36.6 mi away · pop. 49
- Bancroft36.9 mi away · pop. 250
- Clifton37.5 mi away · pop. 788
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bennington

Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library