Official Name: | Benson, Vermont |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Vermont#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Benson |
Coordinates: | 43.7067°N -73.3103°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Vermont |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Rutland |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Benson |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 10.19 |
Area Land Km2: | 10.03 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.16 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population: | 269 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 390 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 05743 |
Area Code: | 802 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 50-05125 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2586619 |
Benson is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 269,[2] out of 974 in the entire town.
The CDP is in northwestern Rutland County, at the geographic center of the town. Vermont Route 22A runs along the eastern edge of the village, leading north 6miles to Orwell and south 8miles to Fair Haven. Vermont Route 144 has its western terminus at Benson and leads northeast 4miles to Hortonia.