Benton Township, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Benton Township,
Lackawanna County,
Pennsylvania
Benton Township,; Lackawanna County,; Pennsylvania
	A barn in the township
	Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
	Coordinates: 41°35′00″N 75°45′29″W / 41.58333°N 75.75806°W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Area
• Total	24.97 sq mi (64.67 km2)
• Land	24.15 sq mi (62.54 km2)
• Water	0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2)
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,728
• Estimate (2021)	1,721
• Density	77.19/sq mi (29.80/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-069-05696

Benton Township is a township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,728 at the 2020 census.^[2] The village of Fleetville is in Benton Township.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.

[USCensusEst2020-2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved August 5, 2022.

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