Benton County, Oregon

Benton County
County
Benton County Courthouse in Corvallis
Location within the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°29′25″N 123°25′57″W / 44.490277777778°N 123.4325°W / 44.490277777778; -123.4325
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Founded	December 23, 1847
Named for	Thomas H. Benton
Seat	Corvallis
Largest city	Corvallis
Area
• Total	679 sq mi (1,760 km2)
• Land	676 sq mi (1,750 km2)
• Water	2.7 sq mi (7 km2)  0.4%
Population  (2020)
• Total	95,184
• Estimate  (2023)	97,713
• Density	127/sq mi (49/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.bentoncountyor.gov

Benton County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,184.^[1] Its county seat is Corvallis.^[2] The county was named after Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator who advocated American control over the Oregon Country. Benton County is designated as the Corvallis, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Portland–Vancouver–Salem, OR–WA Combined Statistical Area. It is in the Willamette Valley.