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Benton, Illinois

Bently
(Hancock County)

Benton City Park
(Franklin County)

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The city of Benton is located in Franklin County and is the county seat.

Benton is 130 feet [39.62 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Benton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Benton can be found in:

	Alabama	Michigan
	Arkansas	Minnesota
	California	Mississippi
	Colorado	Missouri
	Delaware	New Brunswick
	Florida	New Hampshire
	Georgia	New York
	Indiana	Newfoundland and Labrador
	Iowa	Ohio
	Kansas	Oklahoma
	Kentucky	Pennsylvania
	Louisiana	Tennessee (historic ^<2>)
	Maine	Wisconsin

At the time of the 2000 Census, Benton had a population of 6,880 people ^<3> (or 17.63% of the total population of Franklin County). The population of Benton represented 0.06% of the total of Illinois.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Benton had a population of 6,957 people. This is an increase of 1.12% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Benton.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	6,957	+1.12%	+0.35% since 2007
2007	6,933	+0.77%
2006	6,929	+0.71%
2005	6,926	+0.67%
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2000	6,880	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Cambria	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,336	0.45% increase
Carterville	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
Christopher	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,819	0.6% decrease
Du Quoin	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
Herrin	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
Ina	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,448	0.29% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Benton.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Illinois ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Benton - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Benton, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Benton. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Benton and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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