Benner Township, Pennsylvania

Benner Township, Pennsylvania
Benner Township, Pennsylvania
Township
	Brockerhoff Mill
	Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania highlighting Benner Township
	Map of Centre County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Centre
Settled	1793
Incorporated	1853
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Chair	Randy Moyer
• Vice-chair	David Wise
• Supervisor	Mark J. Capriani
• Auditor	Rory Spangler
• Auditor	Thomas Strouse
Area
• Total	28.35 sq mi (73.44 km2)
• Land	28.35 sq mi (73.44 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	8,964
• Density	324.75/sq mi (125.39/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	42-027-05608
Website	Township website

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	5,217	—
2010	6,188	18.6%
2020	8,964	44.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]^[2]

Benner Township is a township in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located approximately at 40°54′48″N 77°45′53″W / 40.91333°N 77.76472°W / 40.91333; -77.76472 along Buffalo Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 550), near Bellefonte.

The population was 8,964 at the 2020 census, which is an 44.9% increase over the 6.188 recorded in 2010.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "2020 Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.