Welcome to Benton ...

The city of Benton is located in Butler County<1>.

The location of Benton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Benton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Benton has a population of 871 people<3> (see below for details).

Benton is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Benton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Benton is within the boundaries of the (316) area code.

The ZIP code for Benton: 67017<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Benton had an population of 871 people. This is a decrease of 1.02% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benton had a population of 880 people. This makes Benton the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Benton represents 0.03% of the total population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 215th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 880 people, the population of Benton increased 6.41% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 827 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Benton.

Communities Also Named Benton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Benton: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Phillips County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 40 communities that are also named Benton - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (2), Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Benton.

Communities near Benton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Benton.

• Wichita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichita
  • Wichita is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wichita <6>
• Derby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <6>
• Andover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
  • Andover has also been known as:
  • Cloud City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <6>
• El Dorado
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
  • El Dorado is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Dorado <6>
• Augusta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <6>
• Bel Aire
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bel Aire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Aire
  • Bel Aire is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Aire <6>
• Park City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <6>
• Valley Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
  • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <6>
• Maize
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
  • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
• Rose Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Rose Hill is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Hill <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Benton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Benton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Benton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton. See our Newspapers Page for Benton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Benton ...

Looking for more information about Benton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Benton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Benton.

Adding Benton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Benton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Benton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Benton post office opened in 1872.

We also found Benton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Benton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Benton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.bucoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/