Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri

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Benton Township
Township
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Coordinates: 40°04′57″N94°09′03″W / 40.0823759°N 94.1507688°W / 40.0823759; -94.1507688
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Daviess
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 code 29-06104636 [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. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Information Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "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 24 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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