Benton County, Indiana – County Clerk/Recorder Database
Duties of the County Clerk:
The Clerk of the Circuit Court is another name for the County Clerk position.
Contact Information:
Natalie Kidd
706 East 5th St.
Suite 37
Fowler, IN 47944
765-884-0930
Duties of the County Recorder:
The County Recorder is an elected position, and its function is to maintain records such as real estate, military discharges, mortgages and liens.
Contact Information:
Glenda Wallpe – County Recorder
706 East 5th St.
Suite 24
Fowler, IN 47944
765-884-1630
Records Search and Public Records Requests
To obtain public records from Benton County, you can contact the department you’re requesting records from.
Contact Information:
Benton County Government
(Department Name)
706 East 5th St.
Fowler, IN 47944
Statistics – Crime, Birth, Death, Property, Marriage, Divorce
Benton County Birth, Death Records
Births (2007): 104
Per 1,000 population: 12
Deaths (2007): 88
Per 1,000 population: 10.1
Infant Deaths (2007): 0
Per 1,000 population: 0
Benton County Criminal Records
Violent Crimes (2008): 1
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 0
Forcible rape: 0
Robbery: 0
Aggravated Assault: 1
Property Crimes (2008): 21
Burglary: 2
Larceny-Theft: 19
Motor Vehicle Theft: 0
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $680 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $642 (0.7%)
Households: 8,763
Male householders: 1,837 (505 living alone)
Female householders: 1,632 (552 living alone)
1,698 spouses (1,673 opposite-sex spouses)
276 unmarried partners, (272 opposite-sex unmarried partners)
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 10.1
Housing
Total HU (Housing Units) 4,127 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU 2,459 (59.6%)
Renter Occupied HU 1,131 (27.4%)
Vacant Housing Units 537 (13.0%)
Median Home Value $120,592
Average Home Value $156,974
Housing Affordability Index 239