Benton_Township,_Monroe_County,_Indiana
Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
Benton Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,358 and it contained 1,716 housing units.[3]
Benton Township | |
|---|---|
Honey Creek School, a historic site in the township | |
Location in Monroe County | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′46″N 86°25′30″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Monroe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.61 sq mi (146.6 km2) |
| • Land | 54.92 sq mi (142.2 km2) |
| • Water | 1.69 sq mi (4.4 km2) 2.99% |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,260 |
| • Density | 61.1/sq mi (23.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46151, 47401, 47408, 47468 |
| Area codes | 812, 930 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453106 |
| Website | bentontownshiptrustee.org/ |
Benton Township was established in 1833.[4] It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[5] Benton township was divided into Marion township to the north and Benton township to the south in August 1845.[6] The current township was formed in January 1916 when Marion township and Benton township merged back together to form a single township.[7]
Honey Creek School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[8]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 56.61 square miles (146.6 km2), of which 54.92 square miles (142.2 km2) (or 97.01%) is land and 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) (or 2.99%) is water.[3]
Unincorporated towns
Cemeteries
The township trustee maintains four cemeteries: Fleener/Richardson, Stepp, Brock, and Taylor/McGowan/Frye.
Major highways
Lakes
- Beanblossom Lake
- Cherry Lake
- Lazy Lake
- Monroe County Community School Corporation
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 60
- State Senate District 40
- "Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- "Census Bureau profile: Monroe Township, Monroe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 404.
- Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 531.
- "Community: Benton Township Volunteer Fire Department". Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2017.