Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana

Benton Township
Township
Honey Creek School, a historic site in the township

Location in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°14′46″N 86°25′30″W / 39.24611°N 86.42500°W / 39.24611; -86.42500Coordinates: 39°14′46″N 86°25′30″W / 39.24611°N 86.42500°W / 39.24611; -86.42500
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[1] 830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,358
 • 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 code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID 453106
Website bentontownshiptrustee.org/

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.[2]

History

Benton Township was established in 1833.[3] It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[4] Benton township was divided into Marion township to the north and Benton township to the south in August 1845.[5] The current township was formed in January 1916 when Marion township and Benton township merged back together to form a single township.[6]

Honey Creek School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[7]

Geography

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.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township trustee is responsible for four cemeteries: Fleener/Richardson, Stepp, Brock, and Taylor/McGowan/Frye.

Major highways

Lakes

  • Beanblossom Lake
  • Cherry Lake
  • Lazy Lake

School districts

  • Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

References

  • "Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 404.
  4. ↑ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 531.
  5. ↑ Monroe County Timeline
  6. ↑ Community: Benton Township Volunteer Fire Department
  7. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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