Benton County, Missouri

Benton County
Benton County
County
	The Benton County Courthouse in Warsaw
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 38°18′N 93°17′W / 38.3°N 93.29°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	January 3, 1835
Named for	Thomas Hart Benton
Seat	Warsaw
Largest city	Warsaw
Area
• Total	753 sq mi (1,950 km2)
• Land	704 sq mi (1,820 km2)
• Water	48 sq mi (120 km2) 6.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	19,394
• Density	26/sq mi (9.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.bentoncomo.com

Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census.^[1] Its county seat is Warsaw.^[2] The county was organized January 3, 1835, and named for U.S. Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.^[3]

^ "2020Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 209.