Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri
Encyclopedia
Benton Township is one of ten townships
in Adair County
, Missouri
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 19,354. It is named for Thomas Hart Benton, US Senator from Missouri.
(the county seat). It contains twelve cemeteries: Bear Creek, Cater, Collett, Forest-Llewellyn, Highland Park, Maple Hills, Oak Grove, Ownbey, Park View Memorial Gardens, Prough, Sloans Point and Waddill.
The streams of Billy Creek, Dave Branch, Gill Branch and Willis Branch run through this township.
, and the Kirksville campus of Moberly Area Community College
. Primary and secondary education is provided by Kirksville R-3 School District for the majority of Benton Township residents. However a portion in the western part attend Adair County R-1
in Novinger, Missouri
.
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....
in Adair County
Adair County, Missouri
Adair County is a county located in northeast Missouri. As of 2010, the population was 25,607. Its county seat is Kirksville. The county was organized in 1841 and is named in honor of Kentucky Governor John Adair....
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 19,354. It is named for Thomas Hart Benton, US Senator from Missouri.
Geography
Benton Township covers an area of 80.26 square miles (207.9 km²) and contains one incorporated settlement, KirksvilleKirksville, Missouri
Kirksville is the county seat of Adair County, Missouri, United States. It is located in Benton Township. The population was 17,505 at the 2010 census. Kirksville also anchors a micropolitan area that comprises Adair and Schuyler counties. The city is perhaps best known as the location of Truman...
(the county seat). It contains twelve cemeteries: Bear Creek, Cater, Collett, Forest-Llewellyn, Highland Park, Maple Hills, Oak Grove, Ownbey, Park View Memorial Gardens, Prough, Sloans Point and Waddill.
The streams of Billy Creek, Dave Branch, Gill Branch and Willis Branch run through this township.
Transportation
Benton Township contains a heliport for medical ambulance Air Evac Lifeteam, and a heliport at Northeast Regional Medical Center also exist. Major highways in Benton Township include U.S. Highway 63, Missouri Highway 6, and Missouri Highway 11.Education
Benton Township contains the A. T. Still University, Truman State UniversityTruman State University
Truman State University is a public liberal arts and sciences university in Missouri, United States and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. About 6,000 students attend Truman, pursuing degrees in 43 undergraduate and 9 Graduate programs. It is located in Kirksville in...
, and the Kirksville campus of Moberly Area Community College
Moberly Area Community College
Moberly Area Community College is a two-year college based in Moberly, Missouri, United States in addition to the main campus MACC has six off-campus sites across a large portion of Northeastern and central Missouri. The college was founded in 1927 as Moberly Junior College. In 2007 it enrolled...
. Primary and secondary education is provided by Kirksville R-3 School District for the majority of Benton Township residents. However a portion in the western part attend Adair County R-1
Adair County R-1
Adair County R-1 aka Novinger R-1 is a public school district located in Adair County, Missouri. It serves a largely rural population in western Adair County, along with the town of Novinger, Missouri, providing pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade education....
in Novinger, Missouri
Novinger, Missouri
Novinger is a city in Nineveh Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Kirksville Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Novinger is located at ....
.