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Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. [3] In 1839, Franklin County was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton.
Franklin County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census , it had a population of 37,804. [ 1 ] The largest city is West Frankfort and the county seat is Benton . [ 2 ]
Knox would later become a county in Indiana and is unrelated to the current Knox County in Illinois, while St. Clair would become the oldest county in Illinois. 15 counties had been created by the time Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The last county, Ford County, was created in 1859.
The Vintage 2024 numbers released Thursday morning by the U.S. Census shows the Land of Lincoln gaining 67,899 people over the year. ... Illinois' population increased in the year ending July 1 ...
Benton Township is one of twelve townships in Franklin County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,662 and it contained 4,222 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 8,662 and it contained 4,222 housing units.
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. [ 3 ]
Thompsonville is located in southeastern Franklin County at (37.916443, -88.761564 Illinois Route 34 passes through the village, leading northwest 10 miles (16 km) to Benton, the county seat, and southeast 21 miles (34 km) to Harrisburg.
As of the 2020 census [1] there were 1,361 people, 608 households, and 413 families residing in the township. The population density was 35.80 inhabitants per square mile (13.82/km 2). There were 627 housing units at an average density of 16.49 per square mile (6.37/km 2).