Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri

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official_name = Benton Township
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Adair
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area_total_km2 = 207.87
area_land_km2 = 204.98
area_water_km2 = 2.89
area_total_sq_mi = 80.26
area_land_sq_mi = 79.14
area_water_sq_mi = 1.12
area_water_percent = 1.39

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 19354
population_density_km2 = 94.4
population_density_sq_mi = 244.6

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elevation_m = 300
elevation_ft = 984
latd = 40
latm = 11
lats = 41
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longd = 092
longm = 34
longs = 49
longEW = W

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blank_info = 29-04546GR|2
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Benton Township is one of ten townships in Adair County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 19,354.

Geography

Benton Township covers an area of 80.26 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Kirksville (the county seat). It contains twelve cemeteries: Bear Creek, Cater, Collett, Forest-Llewellyn, Highland Park, Maple Hill, Oak Grove, Ownbey, Park View Memorial Gardens, Prough, Sloans Point and Waddill.

The streams of Billy Creek, Dave Branch, Gill Branch and Willis Branch run through this township.

Transportation

Benton Township contains one airport, KCOM-KOHC Heliport.

Education

Benton Township contains the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine and Truman State University.

References

* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/index.html USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)]

External links

* [http://www.us-counties.com/localgov/missouri.html US-Counties.com]
* [http://www.city-data.com/township/Benton-Adair-MO.html City-Data.com]