Benton Township, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Benton Township is a township in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 778 at the 2020 census.

Benton Township, South Dakota
Township
Benton Township
Coordinates: 43°37′51″N 96°49′52″W
Country	United States
State	South Dakota
County	Minnehaha
Area
• Total	31.36 sq mi (81.21 km2)
• Land	31.34 sq mi (81.18 km2)
• Water	0.014 sq mi (0.036 km2)
Elevation	1,558 ft (475 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	778
• Density	24.8/sq mi (9.58/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	605
FIPS code	46-04860
GNIS feature ID	1267932

Geography

Benton Township has a total area of 31.357 square miles (81.21 km²), of which 31.343 square miles (81.18 km²) is land and 0.014 square miles (0.036 km²) is water.

Major highways

• I-29
• I-90
• South Dakota Highway 38

Demographics

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there were an estimated 285 households.