Benton Charter Township (Berrien County, Mich.)
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Benton (Berrien County, Mich. : Township)
Charter Township of Benton (Berrien County, Mich.)
Benton Township (Berrien County, Mich.)
Additional Information
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Sources
found: GNIS, Nov. 16, 2006(Charter Township of Benton--Civil, 42°06ʹ55ʺN 86°23ʹ47ʺW; Berrien County; Township of Benton also listed in Eaton and Cheboygan Counties)
found: LCCN 56021518: Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Coordinating Council. "I know my community," c1955(usage: Benton Township)
found: Benton Charter Township WWW site, Aug. 19, 2011home page ("Benton Charter Township is named after U.S. Senator Thomas Benton (of Missouri) and was officially incorporated on March 11, 1837") - http://www.bentonchartertwp.org/ found: 1990 census of population and housing. Population and housing unit counts. Michigan, 1993:p. III-2 ("Berrien County name changes ... Benton Charter township previously Benton township") - http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS9846
Editorial Notes
- [Chartered township treated as local place after consultation with Library of Michigan and LC's Policy & Standards Division]
- [Although the GNIS form is Charter Township of Benton, consistent usage of this populated place within Michigan is in the form Benton Charter Township]
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Change Notes
2006-11-16: new
2011-09-14: revised
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