Benton County
Also known as Benton County, Iowa, Benton County, IA
county in Iowa, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Iowa
- Named after
- Thomas Hart Benton
- Seat
- Vinton
- Largest city
- Vinton
- Total
- 718 sq mi (1,860 km )
- Land
- 716 sq mi (1,850 km )
- Water
- 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km ) 0.3%
- Estimate 2025
- 26,004
- Density
- 35.7/sq mi (13.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 1st
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Benton County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,575. Its county seat and largest city is Vinton. The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.
Benton County is part of the Cedar Rapids, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area.