Benton Township | |
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Coordinates: 39°14′46″N86°25′30″W / 39.24611°N 86.42500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Monroe |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 56.61 sq mi (146.6 km2) |
• Land | 54.92 sq mi (142.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.69 sq mi (4.4 km2) 2.99% |
Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,358 |
• Density | 61.1/sq mi (23.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 46151, 47401, 47408, 47468 |
Area codes | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 453106 |
Website | bentontownshiptrustee.org/ |
Benton Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,358 and it contained 1,716 housing units. [2]
Benton Township was established in 1833. [3] It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. [4] Benton township was divided into Marion township to the north and Benton township to the south in August 1845. [5] The current township was formed in January 1916 when Marion township and Benton township merged back together to form a single township. [6]
Honey Creek School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [7]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.61 square miles (146.6 km2), of which 54.92 square miles (142.2 km2) (or 97.01%) is land and 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) (or 2.99%) is water. [2]
The township trustee maintains four cemeteries: Fleener/Richardson, Stepp, Brock, and Taylor/McGowan/Frye.
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