Benton County, Indiana

Benton County
County
Benton County Courthouse in Fowler, Indiana.
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Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°37′N 87°19′W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
Founded	18 February 1840
Named for	Senator Thomas H. Benton
Seat	Fowler
Largest city	Fowler
Area
• Total	406.51 sq mi (1,052.9 km^2)
• Land	406.42 sq mi (1,052.6 km^2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.2 km^2)  0.02%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	8,719
• Density	21/sq mi (8.3/km^2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	4th
Website	www.bentoncounty.in.gov
Indiana county number 4 Responsible for most of Indiana's wind-produced electricity

Benton County is a county in Indiana. Its county seat is Fowler. About 93% of the land in the county is used for growing crops, mainly corn and soybeans.^[2]

Cities

There are no cities in this county. The largest town, Fowler, in 2020 had a population of 2,337.^[3]

Towns

• Ambia
• Boswell
• Earl Park
• Fowler
• Otterbein
• Oxford

Wind farms

There are three large wind farms in the county:^[4]

• Benton County Wind Farm - 135 turbines
• Fowler Ridge Wind Farm - 460 turbines
• Hoosier Wind Farm - 53 turbines

References

1. "QuickFacts: Benton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
2. "Benton County, Indiana - agriculture". bentoncounty.in.gov. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
3. "Fowler town, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
4. "Benton County, Indiana - wind farms". bentoncounty.in.gov. 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2014.