Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Benton Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°04′57″N 94°09′03″W / 40.0823759°N 94.1507688°W / 40.0823759; -94.1507688
Country United States
State Missouri
CountyDaviess
Area
[1]
 • Total
42.22 sq mi (109.3 km2)
 • Land41.63 sq mi (107.8 km2)
 • Water0.59 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.4%
Elevation
[2]
791 ft (241 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
497
 • Density11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code29-06104636[1]
GNIS feature ID766576[2]

Benton Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 497.[3]

Benton Township has the name of Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Daviess County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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