Benton County, Indiana
33 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,735
- Median household income
- $65,875
- ±2,631
- Unemployed
- 3.9%
- 162 of 4,146 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.5%
- 3,056 of 3,454 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Benton | 8,714 (2021) | 706 East 5th Street, Fowler | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Ambia | 231 (2021) | Po Box 218, Ambia | — |
| Town of Boswell | 803 (2021) | Po Box 617, Boswell | Website |
| Town of Earl Park | 358 (2021) | 105 W 4th St, Earl Park | — |
| Town of Fowler | 2,328 (2021) | 307 E 5th St, Fowler | Website |
| Town of Otterbein | 1,140 (2021) | Po Box 215, Otterbein | — |
| Town of Oxford | 1,168 (2021) | Po Box 54, Oxford | Website |
Townships 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bolivar | 1,159 (2021) | 306 S Main St, Otterbein | — |
| Township of Center | 2,725 (2021) | 101 S Harrison Ave, Fowler | — |
| Township of Gilboa | 274 (2021) | 3351 N 900 E, Fowler | — |
| Township of Grant | 1,079 (2021) | Po Box 491, Boswell | — |
| Township of Hickory Grove | 412 (2021) | 202 E Pine St, Ambia | — |
| Township of Oak Grove | 1,574 (2021) | Po Box 412, Oxford | — |
| Township of Parish Grove | 198 (2021) | 7602 W 300 N, Earl Park | — |
| Township of Pine | 339 (2021) | Po Box 303, Fowler | — |
| Township of Richland | 551 (2021) | Po Box 115, Earl Park | — |
| Township of Union | 236 (2021) | 4896 E 900 N, Remington | — |
| Township of York | 167 (2021) | 7382 N 700 W, Earl Park | — |
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 11697 W 600 S, Wolcott | — |
| Gillen Ditch Drainage District | Drainage | 706 E 5th St, Fowler | — |
| Harrington Ditch Drainage District | Drainage | 706 E 5th St, Fowler | — |
| Hollingsworth Ditch Drainage District | Drainage | 7175 N 1000 E, Remington | — |
| Mason Eastburn Ditch | Drainage | 18390 S 480 W, Remington | — |
| Salmon Ditch Drainage District | Drainage | 304 N Clinton St, Boswell | — |
| Upper Kent Ditch Drainage District | Drainage | 15401 S 350 W, Kentland | — |
| Wattles Ditch Drainage District | Drainage | 706 E 5th St, Fowler | — |
| Benton County Public Library | Libraries | 102 N Van Buren Ave, Fowler | Website |
| Boswell-Grant Township Public Library | Libraries | Po Box 315, Boswell | Website |
| Earl Park Public Library | Libraries | Po Box 97, Earl Park | — |
| Otterbein Public Library | Libraries | Po Box 550, Otterbein | Website |
| Oxford Public Library | Libraries | Po Box 6, Oxford | — |
| York Township Public Library | Libraries | 8908W 845N, Earl Park | — |
| Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 305 E 1st Street, Fowler | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Benton Community School Corp
School district3 schools
405 S Grant Ave, Fowler, IN, 47944
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Watseka Farmers Market (120 E. Walnut St. Watseka)
Rensselaer Farmers Market (Rensselaer)
Morocco Farmers Market (220 East State Street Morocco)
Historic Lafayette Farmers Market (Lafayette) · West Lafayette Farmers Market (West Lafayette)
Danville Farmers' Market (Danville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.