Editing Benton County, Arkansas

{{short description|County in Arkansas, United States}}
{{Distinguish|Benton, Arkansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county             = Benton County
 | state              = Arkansas
 | ex image           = {{multiple image |total_width=300 |border=infobox |image_style=border:1; |perrow=1/2/2 |caption_align=center |image1=Benton County Courthouse, Bentonville, Arkansas.jpg |caption1=The [[Benton County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Benton County Courthouse]] in Bentonville |image2=Central Avenue at night.jpg |caption2=Downtown Bentonville |image3=Beaver Lake with changing leaves.jpg |caption3=[[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]] |image4=Mildred B Cooper Memorial Chapel inside.jpg |caption4=[[Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel]] in Bella Vista |image5=Downtown Rogers.jpg |caption5=Downtown Rogers}}
 | ex image size      = 
 | ex image cap       = 
 | type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
 | flag               = Flag of Benton County, Arkansas.svg
 | seal               = Seal_of_Benton_County,_Arkansas.svg
 | logo               = 
 | coordinates        = {{Coord|36.337819|-94.256298|region:US-AR_type:county|display=inline,title}}
 | founded year       = 1836
 | founded date       = September 30
 | named for          = [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart Benton]]
 | seat wl            = Bentonville
 | largest city wl    = Rogers
 | leader_title       = [[County judge]]
 | leader_name        = Barry Moehring
 | area_total_sq_mi   = 884.363
 | area_land_sq_mi    = 847.733
 | area_water_sq_mi   = 36.630
 | area percentage    = 4.14%
 | population_as_of   = 2020
 | population_total   = 284333
 | pop_est_as_of      = 2024
 | population_est     = 321566 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi      = auto
 | time zone          = Central
 | area codes         = [[Area code 479|479]]
 | district           = 3rd
 | website            = {{URL|https://bentoncountyar.gov/|bentoncountyar.gov}}
 | footnote           = 
}}

'''Benton County''' is a county in the [[Northwest Arkansas|Northwest]] region of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. Created as Arkansas' 35th county on September 30, 1836, Benton County contains thirteen incorporated [[municipality|municipalities]], including [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]], the [[county seat]], and [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], the most populous city. The county was named after [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart Benton]], a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Missouri]] influential in Arkansas statehood.

The county is located within the Springfield Plateau of the [[Ozarks]]. Much of eastern Benton County is located along [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]], a reservoir of the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]]. The county contains three protected areas: [[Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge]], [[Pea Ridge National Military Park]], and Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area, as well as parts of the [[Ozark National Forest]], [[Hobbs State Park – Conservation Area]], and two state wildlife management areas.

Benton County occupies {{convert|884.86|sqmi|ha}} and contained a population of 284,333 people in 100,749 households as of the [[2020 United States census|2020 Census]],<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web|title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Benton_County,_Arkansas?g=050XX00US05007 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> ranking it tenth in size and second in population among the state's [[List of counties in Arkansas|75 counties]]. The county's economy is heavily influenced by the presence of [[Walmart]], headquartered in Bentonville, and hundreds of associated businesses, with agriculture, tourism, and construction also important sectors. Benton County's median household income is the highest in Arkansas and slightly above the national median.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bentoncountyarkansas/PST045221 |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Income and Poverty in the United States: 2020 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-273.html |access-date=March 13, 2023 |website=www.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Prior to white settlement of the county, the region was used by roving bands of [[Osage Nation|Osage]] and [[Delaware tribe|Delaware]] who used the area for seasonal hunting grounds. Initial white settlement on Benton County took place around [[Maysville, Arkansas|Maysville]] around 1830, followed by areas around [[Garfield, Arkansas|Garfield]], [[Cross Hollow, Arkansas|Cross Hollow]], and [[Centerton, Arkansas|Centerton]]. Settlers were predominantly from [[Tennessee]], followed by Southern [[Piedmont region|Piedmont]] states.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Benton County |year=1975 |first=J. Dickson |last=Black |pp=18–23 |oclc=1967335 |lccn=75-31495 |ref={{harvid|"Black"|1975}} }}</ref> Benton County was created from neighboring [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]] by the [[Arkansas General Assembly]] on September 30, 1836. Created shortly after statehood, it was named for [[Thomas Hart Benton (senator)|Thomas Hart Benton]], a [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from [[Missouri]] influential in Arkansas's statehood.<ref name="1868report">{{ cite book |last=Daniels |first=Charlie |authorlink=Charlie Daniels (politician) |year=2002 |title=The 1868 Report: A Collection of Historical Documents from Arkansas's First Land Commissioner |publisher=[[Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands]] |location=Little Rock |page=27 |isbn=9781563118333 |lccn=2002111524 |oclc=57004142}}</ref>

Following establishment, a citizen committee was established to select the [[county seat]]. It decided to create Bentonville, with a town square and 136 lots around it, in 1837. The first building serving as courthouse was the home of George P. Wallace, the first [[county judge]], for the 1837 court term. By the following year, a log structure on the north side of the Bentonville square was complete and served as the first permanent courthouse. In 1841, a contractor was building a brick courthouse in the middle of the Bentonville square. It was burned by Union troops during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] in 1862. Court resumed after the war in a rented office for a few months until a new two-story frame building was constructed east of the county jail. In 1870, the search for a more permanent home for county government began, and a new structure was finished after significant struggle and controversy, in 1874. This building was replaced by the present-day [[Benton County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Benton County Courthouse]] in 1928.<ref>{{harvp|"Black"|1975|pp= 25-30}}.</ref>

On [[Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024|May 26, 2024]], Benton County experienced the largest tornado in Arkansas history, an EF3 with a width of {{convert|1.8|miles|km}}. This also initiated the first ever Arkansas appearance of [[Federal Emergency Management Agency|FEMA]] for emergency disaster relief.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}

==Geography==
Benton County is located within the [[Springfield Plateau]] subset of the [[Ozark Mountains]]. The plateau is gently rolling compared to the steeper [[Boston Mountains]] to the south and east, and contains [[karst]] features such as [[spring (hydrology)|spring]]s, [[losing stream]]s, [[sinkhole]]s, and [[cave]]s. Groundcover historically consisted of [[oak–hickory forest]]s, [[savanna]]s, and [[tall grass prairie]]s. Today, most of the forest and almost all of the prairie have been replaced by agriculture or expanding residential areas. Poultry, cattle, and hog farming are primary land uses; pastureland and hayland are common. Application of poultry litter to agricultural fields is a non-point source that can impair water quality. [[Total suspended solids]] and [[turbidity]] values in streams are usually low, but [[total dissolved solids]] and [[water hardness]] values are high.<ref name=ark4>{{USGS|title=Ecoregions of Arkansas|comment=color poster with map, descriptive text, summary tables, and photographs |author=Woods, A.J. |author2=Foti, T.L. |author3=Chapman, S.S. |author4=Omernik, J.M. |year=2004 |display-authors=et al |url=https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPADataCommons/ORD/Ecoregions/ar/ar_front.pdf}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|884.363|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|847.733|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|36.630|sqmi}} (4.14%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files – Missouri|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_05.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref> It is the 12th largest county in Arkansas by total area.<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/geo/chart/bentoncountyarkansas/LND110220 |website=www.census.gov |access-date=May 6, 2025 |language=en}}</ref> Most of the water is in [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]].

The county is located approximately {{convert|112|mi|km}} east of [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], {{convert|212|mi|km}} south of [[Kansas City, Missouri]], and {{convert|215|mi|km}} northwest of [[Little Rock, Arkansas]].{{#tag:ref|Mileages from Benton County to Tulsa, Kansas City, and Little Rock are based on highway miles using county seat Bentonville for Benton County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Google Maps (Search for Bentonville, AR) |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bentonville,+AR/@36.3542276,-94.4051896,11z |access-date=July 4, 2024}}</ref>|group=Note}} Benton County is surrounded by [[Barry County, Missouri]] and [[McDonald County, Missouri]] to the north, [[Delaware County, Oklahoma]] and [[Adair County, Oklahoma]] to the west, [[Carroll County, Arkansas|Carroll County]] to the east, and the other two counties of the NWA metropolitan area: [[Madison County, Arkansas|Madison County]] to the east, and [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]] to the south. The highest point in Benton County is near the [[Lost Bridge Village, Arkansas|Lost Bridge Village]] Community Center on Whitney Mountain (formerly known as Poor Mountain).<ref name="good">{{cite book|title=History of Northwest Arkansas |publisher=Goodspeed Publishing Company |location=Chicago |year=1889 |oclc=367928831}}</ref>

===Hydrology===
{{See also|List of lakes in Benton County, Arkansas}}
[[File:Beaver Lake from Prairie Creek, Arkansas.jpg|right|thumb|Beaver Lake as seen from the [[Prairie Creek, Arkansas|Prairie Creek]] community]]
Benton County is divided into five watersheds. The eastern part of the county is drained by the [[White River (Arkansas)|White River]], which includes [[Beaver Lake (Arkansas)|Beaver Lake]]. Major tributaries include [[War Eagle Creek]], Little Clifty Creek, Spider Creek, Indian Creek, Prairie Creek and Esculapia Creek. Northern Benton County is within the [[Elk River (Oklahoma)|Elk River]] watershed; the northeast corner is drained by tributaries to [[Big Sugar Creek]]; north central Benton County drains to [[Little Sugar Creek]]. The southwest part of Benton County is within the [[Illinois River (Oklahoma)|Illinois River]] watershed; southwest and south-central parts of the county drain to [[Osage Creek]] and western Benton County drains to [[Flint Creek (Arkansas/Oklahoma)|Flint Creek]] or [[Spavinaw Creek]]. Northeastern Benton County drains to tributaries of the [[Neosho River]].<ref name="good" /> A very small part of northwestern Benton County drains to the [[Grand Lake o' the Cherokees|Grand Lake]].

The county has natural springs, which were very important to early settlers. Benton County communities named for their nearby springs include [[Cave Springs, Arkansas|Cave Springs]], [[Eldorado Springs, Arkansas|Eldorado Springs]], [[Elm Springs, Arkansas|Elm Springs]], [[Osage Mills, Arkansas|Osage Mills]], [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas|Siloam Springs]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]], [[Springtown, Arkansas|Springtown]], and [[Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas|Sulphur Springs]].

===Protected areas===
Benton County contains eight protected areas and parts of three more. Three are federally administered, with the remainder under state jurisdiction.

Three areas preserve [[karst]] landforms: [[Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge]], which was created to preserve the endangered [[gray bat]], endangered [[Cambarus aculabrum|Benton cave crayfish]], the threatened [[Ozark cavefish]], and other significant cave dwelling wildlife species,<ref>{{cite web|first=Buddy |last=Gough |title=Living waters - Testing and monitoring of springs trace the effects of development in the region |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |date=October 6, 2005 |page=39 |via=NewsBank |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/15352EFCE94BAF90 |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Native endangered species face harm from disease, development |last=Raache |first=Hicham |date=October 9, 2016 |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/oct/09/native-endangered-species-face-harm-disease-develo/ |access-date=January 2, 2025}}</ref> Cave Springs Cave Natural Area, and Healing Springs Natural Area.

[[List of Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas|Beaver Lake Wildlife Management Area]] (WMA), [[Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area]], and Devil's Eyebrow Natural Area preserve steep Ozark Mountain terrain around Beaver Lake. Two preserve the flat prairies of the Springfield Plateau: Chesney Prairie Natural Area and Searles Prairie Natural Area.

[[Pea Ridge National Military Park]] preserves the site and interprets the impact of the [[Battle of Pea Ridge]] during the [[American Civil War]].

* [[Ozark National Forest]] (part)
* [[List of Wildlife Management Areas in Arkansas|Wedington Wildlife Management Area]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1840= 2228
|1850= 3710
|1860= 9306
|1870= 13831
|1880= 20328
|1890= 27716
|1900= 31611
|1910= 33389
|1920= 36253
|1930= 35253
|1940= 36148
|1950= 38076
|1960= 36272
|1970= 50476
|1980= 78115
|1990= 97499
|2000= 153406
|2010= 221339
|2020= 284333
|estyear=2024
|estimate=321566
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2024 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref><br>1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |publisher=University of Virginia Library |url-status=live |date=2007 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212224028/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/ |archive-date=December 12, 2009}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|last=Forstall |first=Richard L. |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |url-status=live |date=March 27, 1995 |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19990219135447/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ar190090.txt |archive-date=February 19, 1999}}</ref><br>1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=July 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010}}</ref> 2010–2020<ref name="QF">{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Benton County, Arkansas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/bentoncountyarkansas/PST045224 |access-date=May 6, 2025 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
}}

[[Image:USA Benton County, Arkansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|left|150px|Age pyramid Benton County<ref>Based on [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] data</ref>]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
|+Benton County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0500000US05007&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=January 1, 2022|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!scope="col"| Race
!scope="col"| Number
!scope="col"| Percentage
|-
!scope="row"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
| 191,761
| 71.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
| 4,523
| 1.59%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
| 3,799
| 1.34%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
| 13,602
| 4.78%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
| 2,598
| 0.91%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
| 17,510
| 6.16%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
| 50,540
| 17.61%
|}

===2020 census===
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], there were 284,333 people, 100,749 households, and 72,399 families residing in the county.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], there were 221,339 people. The racial makeup of the county was 76.18% [[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic white]], 1.27% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 1.69% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 2.85% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.30% [[Pacific Islands Americans|Pacific Islander]]. 15.49% of the population was [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/05007,00|title=Population estimates, July 1, 2015,  (V2015)|website=www.census.gov|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 153,406 people, 58,212 households, and 43,484 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|181|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 64,281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|76|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 90.87% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.41% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.65% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 1.09% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 4.08% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.82% from two or more races. 8.78% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

As of 2005 estimates, Benton County's population was 81.7% non-Hispanic white, while the percentage of Latinos grew by 60 percent in the time period. 1.1% of the population was African-American; 1.6% was Native American (the historical presence of the [[Cherokee]] Indians live in close proximity to [[Oklahoma]]); 1.7% was Asian (there was a large influx of [[Filipino American|Filipino]]s, [[Vietnamese American|Vietnamese]] and [[South Asian American|South Asian]] immigrants in recent decades) and 0.2% of the population was Pacific Islander. 1.6% reported two or more races, usually not black-white due to a minuscule African-American population. 12.8% was Latino, but the [[United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce]] believed the official estimate is underreported and Latinos could well be 20 percent of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05007.html |title=Benton County QuickFacts from the U. S. Census Bureau<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=August 6, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806002917/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/05/05007.html |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

There were 58,212 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.30% were non-families. 21.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.60% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 29.40% from 25 to 44, 21.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,281, and the median income for a family was $45,235. Males had a median income of $30,327 versus $22,469 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,377. About 7.30% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.80% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
After the end of [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] in 1933, Benton County voters voted that year to stay [[Dry county|dry]] and voted twice in 1944 to stay dry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prohibition and Moonshine in Benton County |url=https://www.vintagebentonville.com/prohibition-and-moonshine-in-benton-county.html |website=Vintage Bentonville |access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> In 2012, Benton County voters elected to make the county wet, allowing countywide retail alcohol sales.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecitywire.com/node/24958#.UTKZnY-x12M |title=Jordan wins in Fayetteville, Benton County goes wet |access-date=March 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307074507/http://thecitywire.com/node/24958#.UTKZnY-x12M |archive-date=March 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |quote=Benton County voters overwhelmingly approved of countywide retail alcohol sales, in an effort to keep dollars from flowing north and south where off-premise alcohol is sold. This bold change will wipe away nearly 70 years of ‘dry’ history. }}</ref>

==Economy==
* [[Walmart]] was founded in [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], and its corporate headquarters is located in [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]].
* [[Daisy Outdoor Products]], known for its air rifles, is headquartered in Rogers.
* [[JB Hunt|JB Hunt Transport Services]] corporate headquarters is located in [[Lowell, Arkansas|Lowell]].
* [[Tyson Foods]], based in [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]], has a distribution center located in Rogers.
* [[Simmons Foods]], a major supplier of poultry, pet, and animal nutrition products, is based in [[Siloam Springs]].
* America's Car-Mart, one of the largest American publicly held automotive retailers, is based in Rogers.

==Transportation==
===Major highways===
{{div col}}
* [[Image:I-49 (AR).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 49 (Arkansas)|Interstate 49]]
* [[Image:US 62.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 62]]
* [[Image:US 71.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 71]]
* [[Image:US 412.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Highway 412]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 12.svg|20px]] [[Highway 12 (Arkansas)|Highway 12]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 16.svg|20px]] [[Highway 16 (Arkansas)|Highway 16]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 43.svg|20px]] [[Highway 43 (Arkansas)|Highway 43]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 59.svg|20px]] [[Highway 59 (Arkansas)|Highway 59]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 72.svg|20px]] [[Highway 72 (Arkansas)|Highway 72]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 94.svg|20px]] [[Highway 94 (Arkansas)|Highway 94]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 102.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 102|Highway 102]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 112.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 112|Highway 112]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 127.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 127|Highway 127]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 244.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 244|Highway 244]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 264.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 264|Highway 264]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 265.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 265|Highway 265]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 279.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 279|Highway 279]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 303.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 303|Highway 303]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 340.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 340|Highway 340]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 549.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 549|Highway 549]]
* [[Image:Arkansas 612.svg|25px]] [[Arkansas Highway 612|Highway 612]]
{{div col end}}

The historic [[Trail of Tears]] is on US highways 62 and 71 and connects with [[U.S. Route 412]] in nearby Washington County.

===Airports===
* [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport]] (XNA) is located near [[Highfill, Arkansas|Highfill]].
* [[Rogers Municipal Airport]] (ROG) serves the county and surrounding communities.

===Rail===
The [[Arkansas and Missouri Railroad]] parallels US Highways 62 and 71 in the county.

The [[St. Louis–San Francisco Railway]] (commonly known as the "Frisco") was completed across Benton County in 1881. The Bentonville Railway Company operated a freight and passenger railroad between Rogers and Bentonville between 1883 and 1898.<ref>{{harvp|"Black"|1975|p=11}}.</ref>

==Government & Politics==
===Government===
The county government is a constitutional body granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] and the [[Arkansas Code]]. The quorum court is the legislative branch of the county government and controls all spending and revenue collection. Representatives are called ''justices of the peace'' and are elected from county districts every even-numbered year. The number of districts in a county vary from nine to fifteen, and district boundaries are drawn by the county election commission. The Benton County Quorum Court has fifteen members. Presiding over quorum court meetings is the ''county judge'', who serves as the [[chief operating officer]] of the county. The county judge is elected at-large and does not vote in quorum court business, although capable of vetoing quorum court decisions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Quorum Courts |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/quorum-courts-6348/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Office of County Judge |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/office-of-county-judge-5720/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+Benton County, Arkansas Elected countywide officials<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://bentoncountyar.gov/county-judge/elected-officials/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=County Judge |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Benton {{!}} Association of Arkansas Counties |url=https://www.arcounties.org/counties/benton/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=www.arcounties.org}}</ref><ref>https://www.arcounties.org/site/assets/files/6033/november_races.pdf</ref>
! Position
! Officeholder
! Party
|-style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[County judge|County Judge]]
| Barry Moehring
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Municipal clerk|County Clerk]]
| Betsy Harrell
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Court clerk|Circuit Clerk]]
| Brenda DeShields
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Sheriff]]
| Shawn Holloway
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Treasurer]]
| Deanna Ratcliffe
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Tax collector|Collector]]
| Gloria Peterson
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Tax assessment|Assessor]]
| Roderick Grieve
| Republican
|- style="background-color:#F48882;
| [[Coroner]]
| Daniel Oxford
| Republican
|}
The composition of the Quorum Court following the 2024 elections is 15 Republicans. Justices of the Peace (members) of the Quorum Court following the elections are:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://bentoncountyar.gov/justices-peace/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=Justices of the Peace |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Benton County, Arkansas, elections, 2024 |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Benton_County,_Arkansas,_elections,_2024 |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Election Night Reporting |url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/Benton/122507/web.345435/#/summary?v=356412/ |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=results.enr.clarityelections.com |language=en}}</ref>

* District 1: Jeff Dunn (R) of Rogers
* District 2: Ken Farmer (R) of Rogers
* District 3: Richard McKeehan (R) of Rogers
* District 4: Mike Miller (R) of Rogers
* District 5: Carrie Perrien Smith (R) of Rogers
* District 6: Brian Armas
* District 7: Joseph Bollinger (R) of Bella Vista
* District 8: Joel Jones (R) of Bentonville
* District 9: Gregory Woodell (R) (''position now Vacant'')
* District 10: Danny McCrackin (R) of Bella Vista
* District 11: Dustin Todd (R) of Bentonville
* District 12: John Rissler (R) of Siloam Springs
* District 13: Kurt S. Moore (R) of Siloam Springs
* District 14: Bethany Rosenbaum (R) of Lowell
* District 15: Joel Edwards (R) of Centerton

Additionally, the townships of Benton County are entitled to elect their own respective constables, as set forth by the [[Constitution of Arkansas]]. Constables are largely of historical significance as they were used to keep the peace in rural areas when travel was more difficult.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is a Constable? |url=https://www.uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/ced-blog/posts/2022/may/what-is-a-constable.aspx |access-date=April 18, 2025 |website=What is a Constable? |language=en}}</ref> The township constables as of the 2024 elections are:<ref name=":0" />

* District 1: James Gibson (R)
* District 2: Keith Brummett (R)
* District 3: Stephen Rosser (R)
* District 4: Gordon L. Fisher (R)
* District 5: Steven Walls (R)

===Politics===
As is typical of the Ozarks and the [[Bible Belt]], Benton County is strongly Republican. It was one of the first counties in Arkansas to break from the Democratic [[Solid South]], supporting Republicans [[Herbert Hoover]] in 1928 and [[Thomas E. Dewey]] in 1944. It has not been carried by a Democratic presidential nominee since [[Harry S. Truman]] in 1948.<ref name="How">Sullivan, Robert David; [http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’]; ''America Magazine'' in ''The National Catholic Review''; June 29, 2016</ref> Along with nearby [[Sebastian County, Arkansas|Sebastian County]], it was one of the few counties in Arkansas to resist the appeal of Southern Democratic "[[favorite son]]s" [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], [[Jimmy Carter]], and Arkansas governor [[Bill Clinton]],{{efn|Benton County was one of few counties to have voted for Clinton during his gubernatorial campaigns despite him losing it during both his presidential runs. He won the county in all of his successful gubernatorial runs except for [[1982 Arkansas gubernatorial election|1982]] and [[1984 Arkansas gubernatorial election|1984]].}} while also voting for Republican [[Richard Nixon]] in 1968 as [[George Wallace]] won Arkansas on the pro-segregation [[American Independent Party]] ticket. Carter, in 1976, remains the last Democrat to win even forty percent of the county's vote.

In Benton County, voters have supported the GOP in the last nineteen presidential elections.

{{PresHead|place=Benton County, Arkansas|source=<ref name="DL">{{cite web|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref>}}
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|79,907|45,231|3,457|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|73,965|42,249|3,698|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|60,871|28,005|7,948|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|54,646|22,636|1,975|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|51,124|23,331|1,618|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|46,571|20,756|794|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|34,838|17,277|1,531|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|23,748|17,205|4,815|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|21,126|15,774|6,379|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|24,295|9,399|416|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|24,296|7,306|408|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|18,830|9,231|1,379|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|12,670|11,289|61|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|14,621|4,083|74|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|8,104|4,088|4,036|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1964|Republican|5,977|5,655|30|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|7,832|3,619|139|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|6,500|3,744|61|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|7,916|3,558|26|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|2,911|3,281|321|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|3,305|2,861|9|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|1,962|2,442|69|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|1,672|2,418|24|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|1,275|3,775|148|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|3,248|2,348|73|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|1,694|2,313|566|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1920|Democratic|1,916|2,838|116|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,293|3,106|0|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|541|2,353|956|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,527|3,067|212|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|1,202|1,963|261|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|1,087|2,980|56|Arkansas}}
{{PresRow|1896|Democratic|685|3,548|34|Arkansas}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|1,212|2,587|339|Arkansas}}

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Bella Vista, Arkansas|Bella Vista]]
* [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]] (county seat)
* [[Bethel Heights, Arkansas|Bethel Heights]]
* [[Cave Springs, Arkansas|Cave Springs]]
* [[Centerton, Arkansas|Centerton]]
* [[Decatur, Arkansas|Decatur]]
* [[Elm Springs, Arkansas|Elm Springs]] (mostly in Washington County)
* [[Gentry, Arkansas|Gentry]]
* [[Gravette, Arkansas|Gravette]]
* [[Little Flock, Arkansas|Little Flock]]
* [[Lowell, Arkansas|Lowell]]
* [[Pea Ridge, Arkansas|Pea Ridge]]
* [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]]
* [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas|Siloam Springs]]
* [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]] (mostly in Washington County)
* [[Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas|Sulphur Springs]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
* [[Avoca, Arkansas|Avoca]]
* [[Garfield, Arkansas|Garfield]]
* [[Gateway, Arkansas|Gateway]]
* [[Highfill, Arkansas|Highfill]]
* [[Springtown, Arkansas|Springtown]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Cherokee City, Arkansas|Cherokee City]]
* [[Hiwasse, Arkansas|Hiwasse]] (former CDP)
* [[Lost Bridge Village, Arkansas|Lost Bridge Village]]
* [[Maysville, Arkansas|Maysville]]
* [[Prairie Creek, Arkansas|Prairie Creek]]

===Townships===
[[File:Benton County Arkansas 2010 Township Map large.jpg|thumb|Townships in Benton County, Arkansas as of 2010]]

'''Note:''' Most Arkansas counties have names for their townships. Benton County, however, has numbers instead of names.

{{Arkansas Townships About|County=Benton}}<ref>
{{Cite map|title=2011 Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS): Benton County, AR |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05007_benton/BAS11C20500700000_000.pdf |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=August 8, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019125034/http://www2.census.gov/geo/pvs/bas/bas11/st05_ar/cou/c05007_benton/BAS11C20500700000_000.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arkansas: 2010 Census Block Maps - County Subdivision |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/block/2010/cousub/dc10blk_st05_cousub.html#B |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=June 28, 2014}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#ccf;"
! Township
! [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS]]&nbsp;code
! [[American National Standards Institute|ANSI]]&nbsp;code<br/>([[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]]&nbsp;ID)
! Population<br/>center(s)
! Pop.<br/>([[2010 United States census|2010]])
! Pop.<br/>density<br/>(/mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Pop.<br/>density<br/>(/km<sup>2</sup>)
! Total area<br/>(mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Total area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Land area<br/>(mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Land area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Water area<br/>(mi<sup>2</sup>)
! Water area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)
! Geographic coordinates
|-
| [[Township 1, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 1]]
| {{FIPS|05|93626|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989186}}
| all of: [[Garfield, Arkansas|Garfield]], [[Gateway, Arkansas|Gateway]], [[Lost Bridge Village, Arkansas|Lost Bridge Village]], [[Prairie Creek, Arkansas|Prairie Creek]]; parts of: [[Avoca, Arkansas|Avoca]], [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]]
| 13,223
| 113.79
| 43.93
| {{convert|130.964|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|116.205|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|14.759|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.412328|N|93.979817|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 2, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 2]]
| {{FIPS|05|93628|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989194}}
| small parts of: [[Lowell, Arkansas|Lowell]], [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]]
| 14,279
| 150.33
| 58.04
| {{convert|111.844|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|94.984|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|16.860|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.280449|N|93.983324|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 3, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 3]]
| {{FIPS|05|93630|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989187}}
| parts of: [[Lowell, Arkansas|Lowell]], [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]]; most of [[Bethel Heights, Arkansas|Bethel Heights]]
| 20,037
| 1,903.93
| 735.03
| {{convert|10.572|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|10.524|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.048|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.272833|N|94.124961|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 4, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 4]]
| {{FIPS|05|93632|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989188}}
| all of [[Cave Springs, Arkansas|Cave Springs]] ; most of the following: [[Lowell, Arkansas|Lowell]], [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]] (within Benton County); small parts of [[Elm Springs, Arkansas|Elm Springs]]
| 25,596
| 518.70
| 200.28
| {{convert|49.693|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|49.346|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.347|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.271000|N|94.192603|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 5, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 5]]
| {{FIPS|05|93634|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989189}}
| part of [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]]
| 12,792
| 2,873.32
| 1,109.45
| {{convert|4.460|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|4.452|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.008|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.335732|N|94.140417|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 6, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 6]]
| {{FIPS|05|93636|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989190}}
| most of [[Little Flock, Arkansas|Little Flock]]; almost half of [[Avoca, Arkansas|Avoca]]; small parts of [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]], [[Pea Ridge, Arkansas|Pea Ridge]], [[Rogers, Arkansas|Rogers]]
| 14,033
| 671.18
| 259.15
| {{convert|20.929|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|20.908|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.021|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.380291|N|94.128869|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 7, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 7]]
| {{FIPS|05|93638|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989191}}
| most of [[Pea Ridge, Arkansas|Pea Ridge]]; part of [[Bella Vista, Arkansas|Bella Vista]]; small part of [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]
| 20,317
| 331.80
| 128.10
| {{convert|61.597|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|61.233|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.364|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.454130|N|94.153613|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 8, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 8]]
| {{FIPS|05|93640|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989192}}
| part of [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]]
| 12,637
| 1,575.69
| 608.43
| {{convert|8.028|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|8.020|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.008|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.380199|N|94.200482|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 9, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 9]]
| {{FIPS|05|93642|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989193}}
| most of: [[Bentonville, Arkansas|Bentonville]], [[Centerton, Arkansas|Centerton]]; small part of [[Highfill, Arkansas|Highfill]]
| 31,362
| 638.18
| 246.36
| {{convert|49.497|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|49.143|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.354|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.354443|N|94.269172|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 10, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 10]]
| {{FIPS|05|93644|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989195}}
| most of: [[Bella Vista, Arkansas|Bella Vista]], [[Hiwasse, Arkansas|Hiwasse]]
| 16,402
| 385.73
| 148.97
| {{convert|43.848|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|42.522|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|1.326|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.453560|N|94.307978|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 11, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 11]]
| {{FIPS|05|93645|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989196}}
| all of: [[Cherokee City, Arkansas|Cherokee City]], [[Decatur, Arkansas|Decatur]], [[Gravette, Arkansas|Gravette]], [[Maysville, Arkansas|Maysville]], [[Sulphur Springs, Benton County, Arkansas|Sulphur Springs]]; small parts of: [[Centerton, Arkansas|Centerton]], [[Highfill, Arkansas|Highfill]], [[Hiwasse, Arkansas|Hiwasse]]
| 12,273
| 59.13
| 22.83
| {{convert|207.804|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|207.558|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|0.246|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.393573|N|94.468392|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 12, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 12]]
| {{FIPS|05|93646|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989197}}
| most of [[Gentry, Arkansas|Gentry]]; more than half of [[Siloam Springs, Arkansas|Siloam Springs]]
| 15,158
| 361.65
| 139.58
| {{convert|43.028|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|41.913|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|1.115|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.239052|N|94.522847|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| [[Township 13, Benton County, Arkansas|Township 13]]
| {{FIPS|05|93647|007}}
| {{GNIS4|01989198}}
| all of [[Springtown, Arkansas|Springtown]]; most of [[Highfill, Arkansas|Highfill]]; small parts of: [[Elm Springs, Arkansas|Elm Springs]], [[Gentry, Arkansas|Gentry]], [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]]
| 13,230
| 94.13
| 36.35
| {{convert|141.642|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|140.548|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{convert|1.094|sqmi|sqkm|disp=table|sigfig=4}}
| {{Coord|36.193862|N|94.409806|W|region:US-AR}}
|-
| colspan=13 |Source: {{cite web|title=Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: County Subdivisions in Arkansas |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_05.txt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531142556/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/county_sub_list_05.txt |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 31, 2014 |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division}}
Source: {{cite web|title=Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division}}
|}

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite map|author=Geography Division|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05007_benton/DC20SD_C05007.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526012637/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05007_benton/DC20SD_C05007.pdf |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Benton County, AR|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05007_benton/DC20SD_C05007_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Bentonville Public Schools]]
* [[Decatur School District]]
* [[Gentry Public Schools]]
* [[Gravette School District]]
* [[Pea Ridge School District]]
* [[Rogers Public Schools]]
* [[Siloam Springs Schools]]
* [[Springdale School District]]
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Benton County, Arkansas]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}
{{reflist|group=Note}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* [http://www.bentoncountyar.gov/ Official Website of Benton County, Arkansas]
* [http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=12635&sid=4/ Benton County Code of Ordinances]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes}}
* [http://www.arcountydata.com County Records Online]

{{Geographic Location
| Centre    = Benton County, Arkansas
| North     = [[Barry County, Missouri]]
| Northeast =
| East      = [[Carroll County, Arkansas|Carroll County]]
| Southeast = [[Madison County, Arkansas|Madison County]]
| South     = [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County]]
| Southwest = [[Adair County, Oklahoma]]
| West      = [[Delaware County, Oklahoma]]
| Northwest = [[McDonald County, Missouri]]
}}

{{Benton County, Arkansas}}
{{Arkansas}}
{{Authority control}}

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