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1915
Old Franklin County Court House, Illinois, 1915
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About Benton
Township in Illinois, United StatesBenton Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and includes all of the village of Winthrop Harbor, most of the village of Beach Park, and small portions of the cities of Zion and Waukegan. As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,082. Zion Township was formed from Benton Township on September 12, 1930.
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Health in Benton
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 44% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Illinois
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 21 are too close to call.
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Schools in Benton
All Benton schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Benton’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 83% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within IL. Ratings are from neighbors.
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