Benton Township, Carver County, Minnesota
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Benton Township is a rural civil township located in Carver County, Minnesota, known for its agricultural landscape and small-community character within the Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil township
ⓘ
township in Minnesota ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Dahlgren Township, Carver County, Minnesota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood Township, Carver County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Laketown Township, Carver County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Waconia, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ Watertown Township, Carver County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
agricultural land use
ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ small-community character ⓘ |
| contains |
farmland
ⓘ
rural residences ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Carver County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 27-05318 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0663560 ⓘ |
| governmentType | township government ⓘ |
| hasAreaCode | 952 ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low population density
ⓘ
predominantly agricultural economy ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | unincorporated rural areas ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
crop farming
ⓘ
livestock farming ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentSubdivisionType | township ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeType | ZIP code ⓘ |
| hasSeason |
cold winters
ⓘ
warm summers ⓘ |
| isInMetropolitanStatisticalArea | Minneapolis–St. Paul–Bloomington, MN–WI MSA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNamedEntity | true ⓘ |
| isPartOf | local government units of Minnesota ⓘ |
| isPrimarily | agricultural community ⓘ |
| isRural | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Minneapolis–St. Paul metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas Hart Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carver County rural area
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States Midwest
United States agricultural heartland ⓘ |
| roadSystem | local township roads ⓘ |
| state | Minnesota ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| timeZoneStandard |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Standard Time
|
| usesMeasurementSystem | U.S. customary units ⓘ |
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