Benton, Missouri

Overview

• Location: Scott County, Missouri
• Legal status: Fourth-class city
• Population: 732 (Change since 1990: +27.3%)
• Founded: 1822 by Capt. William Meyers
• Name origin: Thomas Hart Benton

Geography

• Located near intersections US 61, MO 77, and Route E
• Latitude: 37°05'49" N   (+37.0971)
• Longitude: 89°33'44" W   (-89.5623)
• Elevation: 440 feet above sea level
• Civil township: Moreland
• Land area: 0.41 square miles (264.7 acres)

As the crow flies, Benton is...

• 0.5 miles W of Lambert
• 2.6 miles SE of New Hamburg
• 4.7 miles NE of Morley
• 5.1 miles E of Oran
• 6.2 miles NE of Haywood City
• 6.7 miles NE of Brooks Junction
• 6.7 miles N of Blodgett
• 6.8 miles S of Kelso
• 7.2 miles E of Caney Creek
• 7.6 miles SW of Commerce
• 14.7 miles S of Cape Girardeau
• 111.2 miles S of St. Louis

History

Name origin

Named after Thomas Hart Benton, Missouri's first US Senator

Demographics