Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
Benton Township | |
|---|---|
Location of Benton Township in Elkhart County | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′55″N 85°42′27″W / 41.48194°N 85.70750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Elkhart |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.9 sq mi (93 km2) |
| • Land | 35.84 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,200 |
| • Density | 89/sq mi (34/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-04798 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453105 |
Benton Township is one of sixteen townships in Elkhart County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,200, up from 2,963 at the previous census.
According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 70.1% of the township's population spoke only English, while 23.7 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" (basically Pennsylvania German/German).