THE BENTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau setting.
Benton township has 38.5 square miles of land in Pike County. Its Census reference point is in Knobs-Lower Scioto Dissected Plateau, within Western Allegheny Plateau.
Rounded wooded hills and intervening valleys form an unglaciated plateau landscape. Valley floors contain much of the region's open land, contrasting with its more forested slopes.
Regional context: Western Allegheny Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Benton and Pike County
Benton is associated with Pike County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Benton by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Benton, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Pike County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Benton township has 1.2 times the land area of nearby Paxton township (31.8 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

