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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.
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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 ]
Between Effingham and a point near Watson, a segment in which it shared a route with U.S. Route 45, Illinois 37 has been decommissioned in favor of US 45.Between Watson and just north of Salem, it angles westward and toward the south before meeting US 50 at Salem, Illinois 15 and Illinois 142 at Mount Vernon, Interstate 64 south of Mount Vernon, Illinois 14 and Illinois 34 at Benton, Illinois ...
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.
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.
IL 3 (Market Street) / IL 159 north (Main Street) / Great River Road – East St. Louis, Chester, Belleville: Western terminus of IL 154; southern terminus of IL 159: Sparta: 17.8: 28.6: IL 4 (Market Street) – Mascoutah, Steeleville 19.7: 31.7: IL 153 north – Coulterville: Southern terminus of IL 153: Perry 26.9: 43.3: IL 150 west – Cutler
After crossing over I-57, it then encounters IL 34 and IL 37 in Benton's public square around the Franklin County Courthouse. It then travels northward via IL 37 and soon branches off eastward. Continuing on, it then intersects IL 142 in McLeansboro. Also, it briefly runs concurrently with southbound IL 142. [3] IL 14 and IL 1 in Crossville