Benton Township is one of eleven
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Atchison County,
Missouri
Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
, United States. As of the
2010 census, its population was 23.
Benton Township was established in 1858, and named after
Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator.
Geography
Benton Township covers an area of and contains no
incorporated settlements.
The stream of
State Line Slough (Missouri) The State Line Slough is a stream in Atchison County, Missouri.
The primary coordinates for State Line Slough places it within the Missouri 64482 ZIP Code area.
The stream of State Line Slough runs through Benton Township, Atchison County, Misso ...
runs through this township.
References
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
Townships in Atchison County, Missouri
Townships in Missouri
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