| Bentley, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 40.3436°N -91.1119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Hancock |
| Established Title: | Incorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| 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 |
| Elevation Ft: | 679 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 30 |
| Population Density Km2: | 80.94 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 209.79 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code: | 62321 (Carthage) |
| Area Code: | 217 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-05274 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2396588 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Footnotes: | [2] |
Bentley (formerly Sutton) is an incorporated town in southeast Hancock County, Illinois, United States. The population was 30 at the 2020 census.[3]
Bentley is located in southeastern Hancock County at 40.3436°N -91.1119°W (40.343653, -91.111994).[4] Illinois Routes 94 and 110, a four-lane highway, pass just west of the town. The highway leads north 6miles to Carthage, the county seat, and southwest as IL 110 to Quincy, while IL 94 branches off to the southeast and leads to Bowen, 10miles from Bentley.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Bentley has a total area of 0.14sqmi, of which 0.14sqmi (or 99.31%) is land and 0sqmi (or 0.69%) is water.[5]
As of the 2020 census there were 30 people, 7 households, and 5 families residing in the town. The population density was 208.33PD/sqmi. There were 17 housing units at an average density of 118.06/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 76.67% White, 0.00% African American, 3.33% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 20.00% from two or more races. Hispanic 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 per capita income for the town was $35,594. None of the population was below the poverty line.