Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Benton Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Benton Township in Elkhart County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Elkhart
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 92.97
area_land_km2 = 92.84
area_water_km2 = 0.14
area_total_sq_mi = 35.9
area_land_sq_mi = 35.84
area_water_sq_mi = 0.05

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2,342
population_density_km2 = 25.23
population_density_sq_mi = 65.34

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elevation_m = 260
elevation_ft = 853
latd = 41
latm = 28
lats = 55
latNS = N
longd = 85
longm = 42
longs = 27
longEW = W

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Benton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,342.

Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 35.9 square miles; 0.05 square miles (0.14 percent) of this 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

* U.S. Route 6
* U.S. Route 33
* Indiana State Road 13

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Brown and Hire.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Elkhart.htm Indiana Township Association page for Elkhart County]