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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:

  • Willimantic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willimantic
  • Bowerbank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerbank
  • Sebec
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dover - Foxcroft
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Brownville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Guilford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sangerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Abbot
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Milo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Shirley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
    • Beaver Cove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Cove
    • Atkinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
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Piscataquis County ...

Benson is located in Piscataquis County<2>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Piscataquis 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 Piscataquis 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: 579132
    • GNIS ID for Piscataquis County: 581296
    • GNIS ID for State of Maine: 1779787
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 23 (Maine)
    • County Code: 021 (Piscataquis County)
    • Place Code: 04370 (Benson)
    • State & County Code: 23/021 (Maine / Piscataquis County)
    • State & Place Code: 23/04370 (Maine / Benson)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Benson is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #1 (the New England Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Benson.

Footnotes ...

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<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Piscataquis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.