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Benton Township, Holt County, Missouri

Coordinates: 40°06′39″N 95°12′18″W / 40.1107172°N 95.2051337°W / 40.1107172; -95.2051337
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Benton Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°06′39″N 95°12′18″W / 40.1107172°N 95.2051337°W / 40.1107172; -95.2051337
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHolt
Area
[1]
 • Total
50.18 sq mi (130.0 km2)
 • Land49.82 sq mi (129.0 km2)
 • Water0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.72%
Elevation
[2]
981 ft (299 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
1,294
 • Density26.0/sq mi (10.0/km2)
FIPS code29-08704672[1]
GNIS feature ID766761[2]

Benton Township is a township in Holt County, Missouri, United States.[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 1294.[3] It contains about 50 sections.[4] Mound City is the principal city of this township and is located in its center and the extinct hamlet of Jackson Point was located just south.

History

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The present boundaries of Benton Township were set when neighboring Lincoln Township was organized on June 17, 1874.[4] There have been three post offices in this township: Jackson Point, which operated from 1850 to 1854, then North Point, which operated from 1855 to 1871, then in 1871 it was renamed Mound City.[5] The Kansas City, St. Joseph, and Council Bluffs Railroad was completed through this township in 1869.

References

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  1. ^ a b "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton Township, Holt County, Missouri
  3. ^ a b "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "History of Holt County, Missouri". St. Joseph, Mo., Midland Printing Co., 1917. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 17, 2024.


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