Census Data for Benson
As far as we can tell, Benson has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Benson, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Sykesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laytonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laurel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Airy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Gaithersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baltimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chevy Chase View
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chevy Chase View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase View
- Garrett Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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- New Market
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Berwyn Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berwyn Heights is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn Heights
- College Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
Howard County ...
Benson is located in Howard County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Howard County.
Miscellaneous Information for Benson ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Howard County or the community of Benson:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Benson:
- GNIS ID for Benson: 1707882
- GNIS ID for Howard County: 1709077
- GNIS ID for State of Maryland: 1714934
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Benson is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Benson.
Footnotes ...
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