Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Encyclopedia
Benton Township is one of sixteen townships
in Elkhart County, Indiana
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 2,342.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County, Indiana
Elkhart County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. Much of the county is in the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 2,342.
Geography
Benton Township covers an area of 35.9 square miles (93 km²); 0.05 square mile (0.1294994055 km²) (0.14 percent) of this is water.Adjacent townships
- Clinton TownshipClinton Township, Elkhart County, IndianaClinton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,153.-Geography:Clinton Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
(north) - Eden Township, LaGrange CountyEden Township, LaGrange County, IndianaEden Township is one of eleven townships in LaGrange County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,459.-External links:* *...
(northeast) - Perry Township, Noble CountyPerry Township, Noble County, IndianaPerry Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,600.-Adjacent townships:* Eden Township, LaGrange County * Clearspring Township, LaGrange County...
(east) - Sparta Township, Noble CountySparta Township, Noble County, IndianaSparta Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,111.-External links:* *...
(southeast) - Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko CountyTurkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, IndianaTurkey Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 9,032.-External links:* *...
(south) - Van Buren Township, Kosciusko CountyVan Buren Township, Kosciusko County, IndianaVan Buren Township is one of seventeen townships in Kosciusko County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,013.-External links:* *...
(southwest) - Jackson TownshipJackson Township, Elkhart County, IndianaJackson Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,409.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
(west) - Elkhart TownshipElkhart Township, Elkhart County, IndianaElkhart Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 33,986.-Adjacent townships:* Jefferson Township * Middlebury Township * Clinton Township...
(northwest)