Benton Township, Andrew County, Missouri

Township in Missouri, United States

Benton Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,020.

The township was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri.

Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 50.0 square miles (129.4 km) and contains two incorporated settlements: Bolckow and Rosendale.

The streams of Kellog Branch, Lower Neely Branch, Riggin Branch, Upper Neely Branch and White Cloud Creek run through this township.

Benton Township contains one airport, Furst Landing Strip.

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"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Benton township, Andrew County, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
"Andrew County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Andrew County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Savannah
Cities	Bolckow Fillmore Rea Rosendale Savannah	Map of Missouri highlighting Andrew County
Villages	Amazonia Cosby Country Club
Townships	Benton Clay Empire Jackson Jefferson Lincoln Monroe Nodaway Platte Rochester
Unincorporated communities	Avenue City Flag Springs Fountainbleau Helena Kodiak Nodaway Rankin Rochester Whitesville Wyeth
Ghost towns	Empire Prairie Jimtown
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