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Benton Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Township in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Benton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.
Benton Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,323 at the 2020 census.
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Benton Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania | |
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![]() A Benton Township farm | |
![]() Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania highlighting Benton Township | |
![]() Map of Columbia County, Pennsylvania | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Columbia |
Settled | 1791 |
Incorporated | 1850 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.94 sq mi (51.63 km2) |
• Land | 19.67 sq mi (50.95 km2) |
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.68 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,323 ![]() |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 1,338 |
• Density | 64.05/sq mi (24.73/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 570 |
FIPS code | 42-037-05688 |
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