Benton Township, Andrew County, Missouri
Township in Missouri, United States
40°04′26″N 094°50′44″W / 40.07389°N 94.84556°W / 40.07389; -94.84556[1]
(2010)
Benton Township is one of ten townships in Andrew County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,020.[3]
The township was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri.[4]
Geography
Benton Township covers an area of 50.0 square miles (129.4 km2) 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.
Transportation
Benton Township contains one airport, Furst Landing Strip.
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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.
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- USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
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Municipalities and communities of Andrew County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Savannah
- Bolckow
- Fillmore
- Rea
- Rosendale
- Savannah
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communities
- Missouri portal
- United States portal
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