Benton Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Benton Township
Coordinates: 40°19′21″N 095°32′58″W / 40.3225, -95.54944
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Atchison
Area
- Total	20.16 sq mi (52.21 km²)
- Land	19.62 sq mi (50.81 km²)
- Water	0.54 sq mi (1.4 km²)  2.68%
Elevation [1]	879 ft (268 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	33
- Density	1.7/sq mi (0.6/km²)
FIPS code	29-04582[2]
GNIS feature ID	0766230

Benton Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33.

[edit] Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 20.16 square miles and contains no incorporated settlements.

The stream of State Line Slough runs through this township.

[edit] References

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

[edit] External links

• US-Counties.com
• City-Data.com

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Missouri County seat: Rock Port Cities Fairfax | Rock Port | Tarkio | Westboro Village Watson Townships Benton | Buchanan | Clark | Clay | Colfax | Dale | Lincoln | Nishnabotna | Polk | Tarkio | Templeton Unincorporated community Langdon