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Benton is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas, United States. A suburb of Little Rock, it was established in 1837. [4] At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 35,014, making it the 12th most populous city in Arkansas. [5] It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Upon establishment of Benton County on September 30, 1836, Osage was deemed a suitable site for the county seat, and the town square was established as the home of county government the following year. [9] Osage was renamed Bentonville in honor of Thomas Hart Benton, a senator from Missouri who strongly supported Arkansas statehood. [10]
After a brief period as the Times-Courier it was purchased by L. B. White in 1905 [2] it once again became the Benton Courier and would be published under that name until 2010. [ 3 ] The paper changed owners twice in the 1990s, first being bought by Hollinger Inc. in 1996, and then Horizon Publications in 1999.
Benton County is a county in the Northwest region of the U.S. state of Arkansas. Created as Arkansas' 35th county on September 30, 1836, Benton County contains thirteen incorporated municipalities , including Bentonville , the county seat , and Rogers , the most populous city.
Benton Township is a township in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. [4] Its total population was 961 as of the 2010 United States Census , [ 1 ] [ 5 ] an increase of 24.16 percent from 774 at the 2000 census .
The Benton Commercial Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1] It encompasses the core of the commercial district of Benton, Arkansas, whose major period of development took place between 1902 and 1958. The district's 53 properties reflect the growth and development of the ...
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The Benton County Courthouse is a courthouse in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States, the county seat of Benton County, built in 1928. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The courthouse was built in the Classic Revival style by Albert O. Clark and anchors the east side of the Bentonville Town Square.