Benton Township, Holt County, Missouri

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Benton Township
Township
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Coordinates: 40°06′39″N95°12′18″W / 40.1107172°N 95.2051337°W / 40.1107172; -95.2051337
Country United States
State Missouri
County Holt
Area
[1]
 • Total
50.18 sq mi (130.0 km2)
 • Land49.82 sq mi (129.0 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.72%
Elevation
[2]
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
1,294
 • Density26.0/sq mi (10.0/km2)
FIPS code 29-08704672 [1]
GNIS feature ID766761 [2]

Benton Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1294. [3] It contains about 50 sections. [4] Mound City is the principal city of this township and is located in its center and the extinct hamlet of Jackson Point was located just south.

History

The first white settler in Benton Township was John Blair who settled in 1839. [5] was The present boundaries of Benton Township were set when neighboring Lincoln Township was organized on June 17, 1874. [4] There have been three post offices in this township: Jackson Point, which operated from 1850 to 1854, then North Point, which operated from 1855 to 1871, then in 1871 it was renamed Mound City. [6] The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.

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, Holt County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Mound City, heart of Holt County, 1857-1957. State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.
  6. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2024.


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