Benton Township, Daviess County, Missouri

Country United States

Elevation

^[2]

791 ft (241 m)

FIPS code29-06104636^[1]

Benton Township
Township
Coordinates: 40°04′57″N 94°09′03″W / 40.0823759°N 94.1507688°W / 40.0823759; -94.1507688
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Daviess
Area [1]
• Total	42.22 sq mi (109.3 km2)
• Land	41.63 sq mi (107.8 km2)
• Water	0.59 sq mi (1.5 km2)  1.4%
Elevation [2]	791 ft (241 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	497
• Density	11.9/sq mi (4.6/km2)
FIPS code	29-06104636[1]
GNIS feature ID	766576[2]

Benton Township is a township in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.^[2] At the 2020 census, its population was 497.^[3]

Benton Township has the name of Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator.^[4]