Benton, Tennessee | |
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 The Drug Store (left) and Polk County News block in Benton | |
 Location of Benton in Polk County, Tennessee. | |
| Coordinates: 35°10′27″N 84°39′13″W / 35.17417°N 84.65361°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Polk |
| Founded | 1840 |
| Incorporated | 1915[2] |
| Named for | Thomas Hart Benton |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2) |
| • Land | 3.03 sq mi (7.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 741 ft (226 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,523 |
| • Density | 502.14/sq mi (193.90/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 37307 |
| Area code | 423 |
| FIPS code | 47-05040[5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1327567[1] |
Benton is a town in Polk County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,532 at the 2020 census.[6] It is the county seat.[7]
Benton is included in the Cleveland, Tennessee Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ a b "Benton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Tennessee Blue Book, 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
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USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnlywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, Certified Population of Tennessee Incorporated Municipalities and Counties Archived June 30, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, State of Tennessee official website, July 14, 2011. Retrieved: December 6, 2013.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.