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| Township 8 | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
  Township 8 Location in Arkansas | |
| Coordinates: 36°22′49″N94°12′2″W / 36.38028°N 94.20056°W Coordinates: 36°22′49″N94°12′2″W / 36.38028°N 94.20056°W | |
| Country |  |
| State |  |
| County | Benton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.028 sq mi (20.79 km2) |
| • Land | 8.020 sq mi (20.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,637 |
| • Density | 1,575.69/sq mi (608.38/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
Township 8 is one of thirteen current townships in Benton County, Arkansas, USA. As of the 2010 census, its total population was 12,637.
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships.
Benton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 221,339, making it the second-most populous county in Arkansas. The county seat is Bentonville. The county was formed on September 30, 1836 and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. In 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, or a non-alcohol prohibition location.
Arkansas is a state in the southern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2018. Its name is of Siouan derivation from the language of the Osage denoting their related kin, the Quapaw Indians. The state's diverse geography ranges from the mountainous regions of the Ozark and the Ouachita Mountains, which make up the U.S. Interior Highlands, to the densely forested land in the south known as the Arkansas Timberlands, to the eastern lowlands along the Mississippi River and the Arkansas Delta.
