Benton, Arkansas

Benton, Arkansas
Benton, Arkansas
City
	Saline County Courthouse, located in the heart of downtown Benton.
	Location in Saline County and the state of Arkansas
	Benton, Arkansas Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 34°34′45″N 92°34′17″W / 34.57917°N 92.57139°W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Saline
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Tom Farmer
• City Council	Frank Baptist ; Kerry Murphy ; Charles Cunningham ; Joe Lee Richards ; Bill Donnor ; Jerry Ponder ; Brad Moore ; James Herzfeld ; Steve Lee ; Lori Terrell
Area
• Total	23.42 sq mi (60.65 km2)
• Land	22.88 sq mi (59.27 km2)
• Water	0.54 sq mi (1.39 km2)
Elevation	472 ft (144 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	35,014
• Density	1,530.06/sq mi (590.77/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72015, 72018-19, 72158
Area code	501
FIPS code	05-05290
GNIS feature ID	2403855
Website	www.bentonar.org

Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States and a suburb of Little Rock. It was established in 1837.^[4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,014, making it the 12th most populous city in Arkansas.^[5] It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Benton, first settled in 1833 and named after Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, was formally chartered in 1836 when Arkansas became a state.^[6]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Benton, Arkansas
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved May 21, 2020.
^ "Benton (Saline County)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. The Central Arkansas Library System. Retrieved July 4, 2014.