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Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Monroe

Elevation
  
243 m

Population
  
3,358 (2010)

State
  
Indiana

GNIS feature ID
  
0453106

Area
  
146.6 km²

Local time
  
Friday 7:17 AM

Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana

ZIP codes
  
46151, 47401, 47408, 47468

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 71% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Butler Winery and Vineyards, Mason Ridge Camping, Scout Ridge Nature Pr

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.

Contents

Map of Benton Township, IN, USA

History

Benton Township was established in 1833. It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.

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

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.

Unincorporated towns

  • Fleener at 39.282547°N 86.412494°W / 39.282547; -86.412494
  • New Unionville at 39.211158°N 86.462218°W / 39.211158; -86.462218
  • Unionville at 39.230047°N 86.416105°W / 39.230047; -86.416105

    • Cemeteries

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

    Major highways

  • Indiana State Road 46

    • Lakes

  • Beanblossom Lake
  • Cherry Lake
  • Lazy Lake

    • School districts

  • Monroe County Community School Corporation

    • Political districts

  • Indiana's 9th congressional district
  • State House District 60
  • State Senate District 40

    • References

    Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana Wikipedia
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