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:
- Jane Lew
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Milford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Milford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milford
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Clarksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nutter Fort is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Fort
- Stonewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewood is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewood
- Anmoore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Bridgeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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- Lumberport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lumberport is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberport
- Buckhannon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
Harrison County ...
Benson is located in Harrison County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Harrison 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 Harrison 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: 1553861
- GNIS ID for Harrison County: 1718426
- GNIS ID for State of West Virginia: 1779805
- 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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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Harrison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |