Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Butler
- Named after
- Thomas Benton Murdock
- Type
- Council-Mayor
- Mayor
- Tyler Gottschalk
- City manager
- Matt Engels
- Total
- 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km )
- Land
- 1.40 sq mi (3.62 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 1,375 ft (419 m)
- Density
- 675/sq mi (260/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 20-06175
- Website
- bentonks.org
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Encyclopedic overview
Benton is a city in Butler County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 943. It is located northeast of Wichita along K-254 highway.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benton” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.