City
City of Benton
Benton is a city in Illinois, in Franklin County.
- State
- Illinois
- Population
- 6,578
- Officials listed
- 2
- Incorporated
- —
- Government type
- —
- Fiscal year starts
- —
- Region
- Not listed
- Coordinates
- 38.0132, -88.9173
- County
About Benton
Benton is listed in the Illinois city directory with Franklin County. The directory currently includes 1,294 cities in Illinois and 16 in Franklin County.
The Census place estimate for Benton is 6,578 residents.
By population, it ranks 2 of the 16 cities the directory lists in Franklin County.
Location
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Contact
The Illinois source used for this directory does not publish a mailing address or phone number for Benton.
Council meetings
The Illinois source used for this directory does not publish a council meeting schedule for Benton.
Officials (2)
The directory lists 2 officials for Benton, reproduced from the Illinois source. Position titles link to the statewide position directory.
| Position | Name | Source profile |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk | Brook Craig | — |
| Mayor | Lee Messersmith | — |
Other cities in Franklin County
Benton is one of 16 cities the directory lists in Franklin County. The other cities, ordered by population, are below.
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| West Frankfort | 7,131 |
| Christopher | 2,621 |
| Sesser | 1,876 |
| Zeigler | 1,465 |
| Royalton | 1,043 |
| West City | 640 |
| Valier | 539 |
| North City | 499 |
Source
City, county, contact, meeting, and official records for Benton are reproduced from Illinois Blue Book incorporated places + Census estimates.
Population figures are Census place estimates. Fields the source does not publish are left blank rather than inferred. See the Illinois coverage page and the About page for sourcing and corrections.