Benton, Arkansas
Benton, Arkansas | |
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Saline County Courthouse, located in the heart of downtown Benton. | |
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Location in Saline County and the state of Arkansas | |
Benton, Arkansas Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°34′45″N 92°34′17″W / 34.57917°N 92.57139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Saline |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Tom Farmer |
| • City Council | Frank Baptist Kerry Murphy Charles Cunningham Joe Lee Richards Bill Donnor Jerry Ponder Brad Moore James Herzfeld Steve Lee Lori Terrell |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.42 sq mi (60.65 km2) |
| • Land | 22.88 sq mi (59.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 472 ft (144 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,014 |
• Estimate (2024) | 38,088 |
| • Density | 1,530.1/sq mi (590.77/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 72015, 72018-19, 72158 |
| Area code | 501 |
| FIPS code | 05-05290 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403855 |
| Website | www |
Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States. A suburb of Little Rock, it was established in 1837. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,014, making it the 12th most populous city in Arkansas. It is part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area. The city of Benton, first settled in 1833 and named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, was formally chartered in 1836 when Arkansas became a state.