Benton Township, Atchison County, Missouri

Benton Township is one of eleven townships in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23.

Benton Township was established in 1858, and named after Thomas Hart Benton, a Missouri senator.

Geography
Benton Township covers an area of 51.3 km2 and contains no incorporated settlements.

The stream of State Line Slough (Missouri) runs through this township.