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Benton County is a county located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 19,394 as of the 2020 Census . [ 1 ] Its county seat is Warsaw . [ 2 ]
Organized: Jan. 3, 1835. Named after: Thomas Hart Benton, U.S. senator. County seat: Warsaw. After Benton County organized in 1835, legislators appointed three commissioners to select the county seat.
By the act organizing Benton County, John Fisher of Pettis County, Thomas Kimsey of Rives County and James McCutcheon of Morgan County were appointed Commissioners to locate the county seat of the new county.
- History of Benton County
- Geography: Land and Water
- Education
In the west-central part of Missouri, bounded on the north by Pettis County, on the east by Morgan and Camden Counties, on the south by Hickory County, and on the west by St. Clair and Henry Counties. Organized January 3, 1835, out of parts of Pettis and Greene Counties. Until 1845 Benton included the present Hickory County north of T. 36, and an a...
As reported by the Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 753 square miles (1,950 km2), of which 704 square miles (1,820 km2) is land and 48 square miles (120 km2) (6.4%) is water
Public schools
Cole Camp R-I School District - Cole Camp Lincoln R-II School District - Lincoln Warsaw R-IX School District - Warsaw
Private schools
Lutheran School Association - Cole Camp (K-08) - Lutheran It should be noted that most of the students who attend Cole Camp's Lutheran School Association attend either Benton County R-1 High in Cole Camp or Sacred Heart High School, a Catholic high school in the nearby city of Sedalia
History of Benton County, Missouri in two parts. Creator. Lay, James Henry, 1844-1931. Subject. Benton County (Mo.)--History. Description. pt. 1. From earliest settlements to 1877 / by James H. Lay -- pt. 2. From 1877 to beginning of 1912 / by George C. Worth.
- Lay, James Henry, 1844-1931
- Benton County (Mo.)--History
- [1912]
January 29, 1885 There were nearly one-thousand real estate transfers in Benton County during 1884. Major Melton has received letters which state that the Missouri Pacific intends to purchase all the ties that can be produced in Benton County.
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After Benton County organized in 1835, legisla tors appointed three commissioners to select the county seat. However, the commissioners failed to act, and in January 1837 three new commissioners were instructed to locate' the county seat at a site as near the center of the county and the Osage River as could be found.
