Benton Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Benton Township
Township
Map highlighting Benton Township, Atchison County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 40°19′37″N95°34′42″W / 40.3269443°N 95.5782739°W / 40.3269443; -95.5782739
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Atchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
51.3 km2 (19.82 sq mi)
 • Land49.9 km2 (19.28 sq mi)
 • Water1.4 km2 (0.54 sq mi)  2.72%
Elevation
[2]
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
17
 • Density0.3/km2 (0.9/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00504582 [1]
GNIS feature ID766230 [2]

Benton Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 17. [3]

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History

Benton Township was established in May 1858 after being split from Nishnabotna Township. [4] It was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator. [5] Templeton Township was split off from Benton Township in February 1870. [4] A ferry in the southeastern reaches of the township crossed the Missouri River near the mouth of the Nishnabotna River. [4]

Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 19.8 square miles (51.3 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The eastern boundary of the township was the old channel of the Nishnabotna River, and the western boundary of the township is formed by the Missouri River. [6] [7] The stream of State Line Slough runs through this northwestmost portion township.

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. St. Joseph, National Historical Co. 1882. p. 630.
  5. ↑ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "History of Holt and Atchison counties, Missouri. 1882". St. Joseph, National Historical Co. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Plat book of Atchison County, Missouri 1930". Hixson (W. W.) and Company. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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