Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana

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Benton Township
Township
Honey Creek School.jpg
Honey Creek School, a historic site in the township
Map highlighting Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana.svg
Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°14′46″N86°25′30″W / 39.24611°N 86.42500°W / 39.24611; -86.42500
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
County Monroe
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total56.61 sq mi (146.6 km2)
 • Land54.92 sq mi (142.2 km2)
 • Water1.69 sq mi (4.4 km2)  2.99%
Elevation
[1]
830 ft (253 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,260
 • Density61.1/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. [3]

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History

Benton Township was established in 1833. [4] It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. [5] Benton township was divided into Marion township to the north and Benton township to the south in August 1845. [6] The current township was formed in January 1916 when Marion township and Benton township merged back together to form a single township. [7]

Honey Creek School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [8]

Geography

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. [3]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township trustee maintains four cemeteries: Fleener/Richardson, Stepp, Brock, and Taylor/McGowan/Frye.

Major highways

Lakes

School districts

Political districts

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place – 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  404.
  5. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp.  531.
  6. ↑ Monroe County Timeline
  7. ↑ "Community: Benton Township Volunteer Fire Department". Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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