Бендена қаласы, Канзас штаты

Unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas

Bendena is an unincorporated community in Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.

Bendena was founded in 1886. It was originally given the name of Albers, after John Albers, who farmed on this land. But when the United States Postal Service established a post office there, they required a change of name because of similarities to other town names in Kansas. It was then named for the sweetheart of the first telegraph operator at the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska railroad station. The first post office in Bendena was established in January, 1888. Its ZIP Code is 66008.

Bendena is located southwest of the center of Doniphan County, along highway K 20. It is 7 mile (11 km) southwest of Troy, the county seat, and 15 mile (24 km) north of Atchison. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the Bendena CDP has an area of , all of it land.

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Bendena as a census designated place (CDP). The community is part of the St. Joseph, MO–KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The 2020 United States census counted 117 people, 52 households, and 34 families in Bendena. The racial makeup was 93.16% (109) white or European American (91.45% non Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.0% (0) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 0.0% (0) from other races, and 6.84% (8) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 3.42% (4) of the population. Of the 52 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18; 55.8% were married couples living together; 26.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 30.8% of households consisted of individuals and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 40.2% of the population. 18.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.5% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 26.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.7 males. Males had a median income of $41,719 (+/ $18,626) versus $38,750 (+/ $7,568) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $40,938 (+/ $6,065). Approximately, 0.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 0.0% of those ages 65 or over.

The community is served by Doniphan West USD 111 public school district.