Census Data for Benton

As far as we can tell, Benton 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 Benton, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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- Delta is located in York County
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Quarryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Quarryville is located in Lancaster County
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Rising Sun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rising Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Rising Sun is located in Cecil County (MD)
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Fawn Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- Fawn Grove is located in York County
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New Freedom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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- New Freedom is located in York County
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Stewartstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Stewartstown is located in York County
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Port Deposit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Port Deposit is located in Cecil County (MD)
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Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Oxford is located in Chester County
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Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- Strasburg is located in Lancaster County
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Millersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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- Millersville is located in Lancaster County
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Bel Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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- Bel Air is located in Harford County (MD)
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
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Perryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Perryville is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cross Roads
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  - Cross Roads is located in York County
- Felton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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  - Felton is located in York County
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- Aberdeen
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  - Aberdeen is located in Harford County (MD)
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Lancaster County ...

Benton is located in Lancaster County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lancaster County.

Miscellaneous Information for Benton ...

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 Lancaster County or the community of Benton:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Benton:
- GNIS ID for Benton: 1203066
- GNIS ID for Lancaster County: 1209181
- GNIS ID for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: 1779798

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 42 (Pennsylvania)
- County Code: 071 (Lancaster County)
- Place Code: 05698 (Benton)
- State & County Code: 42/071 (Pennsylvania / Lancaster County)
- State & Place Code: 42/05698 (Pennsylvania / Benton)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Benton is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.