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Welcome to Benton County ...

Time Zone: Benton County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Fowler is the Seat for Benton County.

Benton County was founded February 18, 1840 and was created by taking area from Jasper County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Benton had a population of 8,748 people. This is a decrease of 1.3% since the last Census (which gave a population of 8,863 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benton represented 0.14% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Benton County:

  • Ambia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Boswell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Earl Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Fowler
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fowler is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <2>
  • Otterbein
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford is located in Benton County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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