Benton Township, Atchison County, Missouri Explained

Official Name:	Benton Township
Settlement Type:	Township
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Atchison
Area Total Km2:	51.34
Area Land Km2:	49.94
Area Water Km2:	1.40
Area Water Percent:	2.73
Population As Of:	2010
Population Total:	23
Population Density Km2:	0.5
Elevation Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation M:	268
Elevation Ft:	879
Coordinates:	40.3225°N -95.5494°W
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	29-04582^[2]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0766230

Benton Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23.^[3]

Benton Township was established in 1858, and named after Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator.^[4]

Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 51.3km2 and contains no incorporated settlements.

The stream of State Line Slough (Missouri) runs through this township.

References

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Benton township, Atchison County, Missouri. https://archive.today/20200212154803/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US2900504582. dead. February 12, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. June 21, 2013.
4. Web site: Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 30 August 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070306/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_atchison.html . 24 June 2016 .