Benton Township, Monroe County, Indiana
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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.[1]
History
Benton Township was established in 1833.[2] It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.[3] Benton township was divided into Marion township to the north and Benton township to the south in August 1845.[4] The current township was formed in January 1916 when Marion township and Benton township merged back together to form a single township.[5]
Honey Creek School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[6]
Geography
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Unincorporated towns
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Cemeteries
The township trustee maintains 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
- Indiana's 9th congressional district
- State House District 60
- State Senate District 40
References
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- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
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External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Benton Township
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