Benton, Indiana | |
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 historic Benton Methodist Church | |
  Benton  Benton | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′37″N85°45′54″W / 41.51028°N 85.76500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Elkhart |
| Township | Benton |
| Elevation | 833 ft (254 m) |
| ZIP code | 46526 & 46528 |
| FIPS code | 18-04780 [2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2830367 [1] |
Benton is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
Benton was platted in 1832. [3] It was named in honor of politician Thomas Hart Benton. [4]
The railroad was built through Benton in 1892. [5] A post office was established at Benton in 1835, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1963. [6]
The United States Census Bureau delineated Benton as a census designated place in the 2022 American Community Survey. [7]
Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area. It is also considered part of the broader region of Northern Indiana known as Michiana, and is 20 miles (32 km) east of South Bend, Indiana, 110 miles (180 km) east of Chicago, Illinois, and 150 miles (240 km) north of Indianapolis, Indiana. The area is referred to by locals as the recreation vehicle (RV) capital of the world and is known for its sizable Amish and Old Order Mennonite population.
Dunlap is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,235 at the 2010 census. Once a small farming community, by the 1980s it had become a suburb of Elkhart and Goshen, Indiana. Most of the town was destroyed by two violent F4 tornadoes during the Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreak on April 11, 1965.
New Paris is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,494 at the 2010 census.
Simonton Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 4,678 at the 2010 census.
Atkinson is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The site of Atkinson is home to the county's only junior/senior high school, Benton Central.
Bolivar Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,179 and it contained 514 housing units. Bolivar Township was organized in March 1860 and named for South American liberator Simón Bolivar.
Center Township is one of eleven townships in Benton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,715 and it contained 1,212 housing units. It was organized in June 1875 and was originally known as Prairie Township.
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.
Benton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,200, up from 2,963 at the previous census.
Clinton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 4,870, up from 4,624 at the previous census.
Concord Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 54,167.
Elkhart Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 36,487.
Jackson Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,288.
Locke Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,913.
Foraker is an unincorporated community in Union Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
Barce is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Benton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Southwest is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
Vistula is an unincorporated community in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
Waterford Mills is an unincorporated community in Elkhart Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA.
Millersburg is a town in Clinton and Benton townships, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States. The population was 903 at the 2010 census.
...and named for Thomas Hart Benton, senator from Missouri.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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