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Benton community rallies around Jesse James Foods after devastating fire

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About Benton

City in Arkansas, United States

1833Established

35,014Population

22.7 sq miArea

407 ftElevation

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.

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#15Highest graduation rate in AR #16Best schools in AR #27Highest income in AR All AR rankings →

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ZIP code72015, 72018, 72019

Area code501

Famous people from Benton

CSCarl ScarboroughNotable

Cliff Lee

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#16Best public schoolsof 113 in AR

DistrictBENTON SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools11

RINGGOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–4 · 511 students PERRIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 465 students HURRICANE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 435 students MT. VIEW ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–4 · 431 students CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 427 students ANGIE GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–4 · 340 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors.

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