Benton

Benton is a city in and the county seat of . The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. In 1839, was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton.
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  • Type: Town with 6,710 residents
  • Description: city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Benton (Illinois)”, “Benton, IL”, and “Benton, Illinois”
  • Postal code: 62812

Places of Interest

Highlights: Franklin County Courthouse and Franklin County Jail.

Courthouse
The is a government building located in Benton, Illinois.

Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The , located at 209 W.

Library
serves the town…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West City and Steel City.

Village
is a in , , United States.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, , , . is situated 2 miles east of Benton.

Village
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Hanaford is a village in , , United States. is situated 5 miles southeast of Benton.

Benton

Latitude
37.99672° or 37° 59′ 48″ north
Longitude
-88.92007° or 88° 55′ 12″ west
Population
6,710
Elevation
472 feet (144 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US BTQ
Open location code
869HX3WH+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153576239
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4233586
Wiki­data ID
Q575432
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Benton” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بنتون”
  • Basque: “Benton”
  • Bengali: “বেন্টন”
  • Catalan: “Benton”
  • Cebuano: “Benton”
  • Chechen: “Бентон”
  • Chinese: “本頓”
  • Croatian: “Benton”
  • Czech: “Benton”
  • Danish: “Benton”
  • Dutch: “Benton”
  • French: “Benton”
  • German: “Benton”
  • Gilaki: “بنتن”
  • Haitian: “Benton, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Benton”
  • Hungarian: “Benton”
  • Irish: “Benton”
  • Italian: “Benton”
  • Japanese: “ベントン”
  • Korean: “벤턴”
  • Ladin: “Benton”
  • Luxembourgish: “Benton”
  • Mazanderani: “بنتون”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Benton”
  • Newari: “बेनटन, इलिनोइ”
  • Newari: “बेनटन”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Benton”
  • Norwegian: “Benton”
  • Persian: “بنتون، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “بنتون”
  • Polish: “Benton”
  • Portuguese: “Benton”
  • Russian: “Бентон”
  • Serbian: “Бентон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Benton, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Benton”
  • Slovak: “Benton”
  • South Azerbaijani: “بنتون، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “Benton”
  • Swedish: “Benton, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Benton”
  • Tatar: “Бентон (Иллинойс)”
  • Tatar: “Бентон”
  • Ukrainian: “Бентон”
  • Urdu: “بینٹن، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “بینٹن”
  • Uzbek: “Benton”
  • Vietnamese: “Benton, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Benton”
  • Volapük: “Benton”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Benton, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Benton”
  • Welsh: “Benton, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Benton”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Groat and Rend City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: First Baptist Church of Benton and Franklin County 1910‘s Garage Museum.

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