Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Benton Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location in Atchison County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Kansas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Atchison
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area_total_km2 = 156.39
area_land_km2 = 155.99
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 60.38
area_land_sq_mi = 60.23
area_water_sq_mi = 0.15
area_water_percent = 0.26

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1076
population_density_km2 = 6.9
population_density_sq_mi = 17.9

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elevation_m = 338
elevation_ft = 1109
latd = 39
latm = 28
lats = 05
latNS = N
longd = 095
longm = 24
longs = 41
longEW = W

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Benton Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,076.

Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 60.38 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Effingham. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Maple Grove, Monrovia, Neill and Pleasant Grove.

The stream of North Fork Stranger Creek runs through this township.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/kansas.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Benton-Atchison-KS.html City-Data.com]