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City in Illinois, United States
1,464Population
1.1 sq miArea
620 ftElevation

Benld (pronounced bə-NELD) is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,464 at the 2020 census, down from 1,556 in 2010. It is located in the Metro-East portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Benld was declared the "most difficult to pronounce" place name in the state of Illinois by Reader's Digest.

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01