Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Benton is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 824 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg– Berwick Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Benton is located in northern Columbia County at (41.196144, -76.383354). It is surrounded by Benton Township, a separate municipality. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of , of which is land and , or 2.96%, is water. Fishing Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River, runs through the eastern part of Benton. History The Benton area was first settled by two families in 1792. A schoolhouse was opened in 1799. Starting around 1860, tanning and lumber industries began to grow north of the borough. By 1868, Benton had about fifty houses. In the year of 1910 Benton was destroyed by a fire. Two teenagers had lit firecrackers in a hay barn causing over 60 buildings to go up in flames. The town did not yet h ...
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