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Benton
Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock Parish, New Brunswick#Benton, Woodstock, New Brunswick *Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom *Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming *Benton, Tyne and Wear United States *Benton, Alabama *Benton, Arkansas *Benton, California *Benton, Illinois *Benton, Indiana *Benton, Iowa *Benton, Kansas *Benton, Kentucky *Benton, Louisiana *Benton, Maine *Benton, Michigan *Benton, Missouri *Benton, New Hampshire *Benton, New York *Benton, Ohio *Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania *Benton, Tennessee *Benton, Wisconsin *Benton (town), Wisconsin *Benton (Middleburg, Virginia), a historic house *Benton Charter Township, Michigan *Benton Crossing, California *Benton Harbor, Michigan *Benton Hot Springs, California (ghost town) *Benton Ridge, Ohio *Fort Benton, Montana *Lake Benton, Minnesota *Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California People *Benton (surname) *Benton Sawr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Louisiana
Benton is a town in, and the parish seat of, Bossier Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The population was 2,048 in 2020. The town is named for 19th century U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton, a Democrat from Missouri and an ally of U.S. President Andrew Jackson. History On April 3, 1999, a powerful F4 tornado roared through portions of the town killing six people and injuring 90. A mobile home park located south of town and homes near the Palmetto Country Club were devastated. Neighborhoods affected included Haymeadow Trailer Park, Palmetto Park/Palmetto Place (adjacent to the country club), Bay Hills, Woodlake South, Twin Lake Community, and many other newer lakefront homes located around Cypress Lake. The population of Benton lakefront area nearly doubled between 2004 and 2008. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,048 people, 850 househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Kansas
Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 943. It is located northeast of Wichita along K-254 highway. History Benton was founded in 1884. It was named for Thomas Benton Murdock, a state politician. Benton was incorporated as a city in 1908. In 1969, part of the film '' The Gypsy Moths'' was shot in the Benton area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics Benton is located in the Wichita, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2020 census The 2020 United States census counted 943 people, 375 households, and 266 families in Benton. The population density was 674.5 per square mile (260.4/km). There were 407 housing units at an average density of 291.1 per square mile (112.4/km). The racial makeup was 89.18% (841) white or European American (87.59% non-Hispanic white), 1.48% (14) black or African-American, 0.53% (5) Native Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Missouri
Benton is a city in Scott County, Missouri, United States. The population was 866 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Scott County. History Benton was settled as early as 1796. The town site was platted in 1822. The community was named after Thomas Hart Benton. A post office has been in operation at Benton since 1823. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 863 people, 311 households, and 214 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 339 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 94.21% White, 4.87% Black or African American, 0.23% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population. There were 311 households, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, New Hampshire
Benton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 374 at the 2020 census. Located in the White Mountains, Benton is largely surrounded by the White Mountain National Forest. The town is crossed by the Appalachian Trail. History The town was granted by Governor Benning Wentworth on January 31, 1764, to Theophilus Fitch and others. It was named "Coventry" after Coventry, Connecticut, hometown to many of the settlers, who arrived shortly after the beginning of the Revolution. At the suggestion of Governor Isaac Hill, the name was changed on December 4, 1840, to Benton, in honor of Thomas Hart Benton, the Missouri senator who championed American westward expansion. With a rough and mountainous terrain, the town was not suited for agriculture. But Benton had water power sites and abundant forests. By 1859, when the population was 478, there were five sawmills producing a large quantity of lumber. The Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad ran throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton (Middleburg, Virginia)
Benton, also known as Spring Hill, is a house in Loudoun County, Virginia, near Middleburg. The house was built by William Benton, a brickmaker and builder, around 1831. Benton had made a journey to Wales to collect an inheritance shortly after 1822 and there saw a house that he admired and wished to replicate on his own lands. He called the house "Spring Hill." Description The two-story house is a Federal style structure with five bays and a center hall. Wings of three bays flank the main block. The first floor windows have been altered from six-over-six sash windows to French windows with sills close to the floor. The main entrance features double doors with sidelights and a fanlight above, which are also twentieth century alterations. The present entry replaced a small portico. The center second floor window was probably changed at this time as well, along with the dormers on the wings. The rear elevation is closer to the original. The interior is one room deep with larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Charter Township, Michigan
Benton Charter Township is a charter township of Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,374. Communities * Benton Heights is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the west-center of the township, adjacent to Benton Harbor. * Fair Plain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the southwest part of the township, extending west into St. Joseph Charter Township. * Millburg is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the eastern part of the township near the boundary with Bainbridge Township. History The township was established on March 11, 1837, and was named after Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. senator from Missouri. It remained attached to St. Joseph Township for administrative purposes until 1841.Bento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Iowa
Benton is a city in Ringgold County, Iowa, United States. The population was 39 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, there were 39 people, 19 households, and 15 families residing in the city. The population density was 51.5 inhabitants per square mile (19.9/km2). There were 19 housing units at an average density of 25.1 per square mile (9.7/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 100.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 0.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 0.0% of the population. Of the 19 households, 31.6% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.2% were married couples living together, 0.0% were cohabitating couples, 15.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 21.1% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Benton, Montana
Fort Benton is a city in and the county seat of Chouteau County, Montana, United States. Established in 1846, Fort Benton is the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. Fort Benton was the most upstream navigable port on the Mississippi River System, and is considered "the world’s innermost port". The city's waterfront area, the most important aspect of its 19th century growth, was designated the Fort Benton Historic District, a National Historic Landmark, in 1961. The population was 1,449 at the 2020 census. History Established in 1846 as Fort Lewis and relocated 15 miles downstream in 1847 by Alexander Culbertson, who worked for Auguste Chouteau and Pierre Chouteau, Jr. of St. Louis, the original fort was the last fur trading post on the Upper Missouri River, Chouteau County Courthouse, 2009 which soon made it an important economic center. For 30 years, the port attracted steamboats carrying goods, merchants, gold miners and settlers, coming from New O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton, Arkansas
Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States. A suburb of Little Rock, it was established in 1837. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,014, making it the 12th most populous city in Arkansas. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area. The city of Benton, first settled in 1833 and named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, was formally chartered in 1836 when Arkansas became a state. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (2.71%) is water. Climate The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Benton has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 35,014 people, 13,082 households, and 8,913 families residing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Benton, Minnesota
Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census. Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton. The town is on the Buffalo Ridge, and is the site for the radio tower of KARZ-FM in Marshall. The area is the site of Exelon Wind's Norgaard Wind Project. History A post office called Lake Benton has been in operation since 1873. Lake Benton was platted in 1879, and the city took its name from nearby Lake Benton. The county seat was located at Lake Benton from 1882 until 1902. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. U.S. Highways 14 and 75 are two of the main routes in the community. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 683 people, 338 households, and 177 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 383 housing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Benton Harbor is a city in Berrien County, Michigan, Berrien County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is 46 miles southwest of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kalamazoo and 71 miles southwest of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Grand Rapids. According to the 2020 2020 United States census, census, its population was 9,103. It is the smaller, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles, Michigan, Niles–Benton Harbor Metropolitan Statistical Area, an area with 156,813 people. Benton Harbor and the St. Joseph, Michigan, city of St. Joseph are separated by the St. Joseph River (Lake Michigan), St. Joseph River and are known locally as the "Twin cities (geographical proximity), Twin Cities". Fairplain, Michigan, Fairplain and Benton Heights, Michigan, Benton Heights are unincorporated areas adjacent to Benton Harbor. History Benton Harbor was founded by Henry C. Morton, Sterne Brunson and Charles Hull, who all now have or have had schools named after them. Benton Harbor was mainly wetlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benton Crossing, California
Benton may refer to: Places Canada *Benton, a local service district south of Woodstock, New Brunswick * Benton, Newfoundland and Labrador United Kingdom * Benton, Devon, near Bratton Fleming * Benton, Tyne and Wear United States * Benton, Alabama *Benton, Arkansas * Benton, California *Benton, Illinois *Benton, Indiana * Benton, Iowa * Benton, Kansas * Benton, Kentucky *Benton, Louisiana * Benton, Maine * Benton, Michigan * Benton, Missouri * Benton, New Hampshire *Benton, New York * Benton, Ohio * Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania * Benton, Tennessee * Benton, Wisconsin * Benton (town), Wisconsin * Benton (Middleburg, Virginia), a historic house *Benton Charter Township, Michigan * Benton Crossing, California *Benton Harbor, Michigan *Benton Hot Springs, California (ghost town) *Benton Ridge, Ohio *Fort Benton, Montana *Lake Benton, Minnesota * Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California People * Benton (surname) * Benton Sawrey, American poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
