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Michigan · MI · Eaton County
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Charter township in Michigan, United States
2,766Population
33.7 sq miArea
879 ftElevation

Benton Charter Township is a charter township of Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 2,766. When the township was organized in 1843, the Michigan State Legislature named it "Tom Benton", after Thomas Hart Benton, the notable U.S. Senator from Missouri. The name was changed to simply "Benton" in 1845.

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Michigan · MI · Eaton County
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