Benton Township is one of sixteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. , the county's population was 207,047. The county seat is Goshen. Elkhart County is part of the Elkhart- Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the Sout ...
. As of the
2020 census, its population was 3,200, up from 2,963 at the previous census.
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 70.1% of the township's population spoke only
English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
, while 23.7 spoke an "other
han SpanishIndo-European language"
[ (basically Pennsylvania German/]German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ger ...
).
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.83%) is land and (or 0.17%) is water.
Cities and towns
* Millersburg (south quarter)
Unincorporated towns
* Benton
Adjacent townships
* Clinton Township (north)
* Eden Township, LaGrange County (northeast)
* Perry Township, Noble County (east)
* Sparta Township, Noble County (southeast)
* Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County (south)
* Van Buren Township, Kosciusko County (southwest)
* Jackson Township (west)
* Elkhart Township (northwest)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
The township contains two cemeteries: Brown and Hire.
Demographics
References
*
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
External links
Indiana Township Association
United Township Association of Indiana
Townships in Elkhart County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana
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