Benson, Utah

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City Description

Benson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. It is immediately south of Amalga, Utah, across State Route 218, and is west of the Logan-Cache Municipal Airport. The population was 1,451 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho (partial) Metropolitan Statistical Area. Benson is located at 41°45′12″N, 111°55′37″W (41.753251, -111.926941). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.9 km²), of which, 30.9 square miles (80.1 km²) of it is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²) of it (8.93%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,451 people, 415 households, and 351 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 46.9 people per square mile (18.1/km²). There were 433 housing units at an average density of 14.0/sq mi (5.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.11% White, 0.07% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 2.96% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.07% of the population. There were 415 households out of which 49.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them,

City Contained By:

• Cache County
• Utah

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 87.8005969404 km squared

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