Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois

Geobox Township
name = Benton Township
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country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Franklin
region_type = County
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area_imperial = 36.7
area_land_imperial = 36.3
area_water_imperial = 0.4
area_water_percentage = 1
area_water_percentage_round = 2
area_round = 1
location =
lat_d = 37
lat_m = 59
lat_s = 44
lat_NS = N
long_d = 88
long_m = 52
long_s = 09
long_EW = W
elevation_imperial = 387
elevation_round = 1
population_as_of = 2000
population = 8561
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population_density_round = 1
established_type = Settled
established = November 4, 1884
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leader_type = Supervisor
timezone = CST
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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map_caption = Location in Franklin County
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map1_caption = Location of Benton Township in Illinois
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Benton Township is located in Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 8,561 at the 2000 census.

External links

* [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=en&_ US Census]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Benton-Franklin-IL.html City-data.com]
* [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/franklin.html Illinois State Archives]