Benton Township
Township
Location in Fremont County
Coordinates: 40°44′09″N 95°49′00″W / 40.73583°N 95.81667°W / 40.73583; -95.81667
Country	United States
State	Iowa
County	Fremont
Area
• Total	45.71 sq mi (118.39 km2)
• Land	44.4 sq mi (115 km2)
• Water	1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2)  2.87%
Elevation	925 ft (282 m)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	254
• Density	5.7/sq mi (2.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	51648, 51654
GNIS feature ID	0467443[2]

Benton Township is one of thirteen townships in Fremont County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 254 and it contained 122 housing units.^[1]

Geography

As of the 2010 census, Benton Township covered an area of 45.71 square miles (118.4 km²); of this, 44.4 square miles (115 km²) (97.13 percent) was land and 1.31 square miles (3.4 km²) (2.87 percent) was water.^[1]

Cities, towns, villages

• Percival

Unincorporated towns

• Eureka at 40°45′56″N 95°50′16″W / 40.7655570°N 95.8377803°W / 40.7655570; -95.8377803

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

• East Port at 40°40′44″N 95°50′08″W / 40.6788904°N 95.8355568°W / 40.6788904; -95.8355568

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains Blanchard Cemetery^[3] and Lambert Cemetery.^[4]

Transportation

• Interstate 29
• Iowa Highway 2

Lakes

• Liebold Lake
• St Lake

School districts

• Fremont-Mills Community School District
• Hamburg Community School District
• Sidney Community School District

Political districts

• Iowa's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 23
• State Senate District 12