Benton Township, Atchison County, Kansas

Benton Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,014.

Geography
Benton Township covers an area of 156.3 km2 and contains one incorporated settlement, Effingham. According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Maple Grove, Monrovia, Neill and Pleasant Grove.

The stream of North Fork Stranger Creek runs through this township.