Benton County Map, Mississippi

Facts about Benton County

County	Benton
State	Mississippi
Country	USA
Population – 2015	8,182

Comprising an area of 1,760 square miles, Benton County is located in south-central Washington state. The county was founded on March 8, 1905. Prosser is the county seat and Kennewick is the largest city in the county. Rattlesnake Mountain, a treeless sub-alpine ridge, at 1,060 meters is the highest point in the county. The Columbia River defines the north, south, and east boundaries of Benton County. Interstate 82, US 12, US 395, and State Route 14 are major roads in the county.

Benton County has six public school districts and two community college campuses. The city of Prosser is renowned for its 40 wineries and a slew of seasonal festivals. Richland and Kennewick are two of the Tri-Cities in Washington, Pasco in Franklin County being the third one. The historical downtown of Kennewick features several art sculptures, galleries, and wine bars. Richland is a popular destination for outdoor creation. Columbia Park, Bateman Island, Badger Mountain Centennial Preserve, and Benton County Historical Museum are some prominent attraction in the county.

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List of Counties in Mississippi

County Name	County Seat/Capital	State	2010 pop.	Area-km	Area-mi
Adams	Natchez	Mississippi	32,297	1,198	462
Alcorn	Corinth	Mississippi	37,057	1,036	400
Amite	Liberty	Mississippi	13,131	1,891	730
Attala	Kosciusko	Mississippi	19,564	1,904	735
Benton	Ashland	Mississippi	8,729	1,053	407
Bolivar	Rosedale	Mississippi	34,145	2,270	877
Calhoun	Pittsboro	Mississippi	14,962	1,519	587
Carroll	Carrollton	Mississippi	10,597	1,627	628
Chickasaw	Okolona	Mississippi	17,392	1,300	502
Choctaw	Ackerman	Mississippi	8,547	1,083	418
Claiborne	Port Gibson	Mississippi	9,604	1,262	487
Clarke	Quitman	Mississippi	16,732	1,791	692
Clay	West Point	Mississippi	20,634	1,062	410
Coahoma	Clarksdale	Mississippi	26,151	1,431	552
Copiah	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	29,449	2,013	777
Covington	Collins	Mississippi	19,568	1,072	414
DeSoto	Hernando	Mississippi	1,61,252	1,233	476
Forrest	Hattiesburg	Mississippi	74,934	1,208	466
Franklin	Meadville	Mississippi	8,118	1,460	564
George	Lucedale	Mississippi	22,578	1,240	479
Greene	Leakesville	Mississippi	14,400	1,846	713
Grenada	Grenada	Mississippi	21,906	1,093	422
Hancock	Bay Saint Louis	Mississippi	43,929	1,227	474
Harrison	Gulfport	Mississippi	1,87,105	1,487	574
Hinds	Raymond	Mississippi	2,45,285	2,253	870
Holmes	Lexington	Mississippi	19,198	1,960	757
Humphreys	Belzoni	Mississippi	9,375	1,084	418
Issaquena	Mayersville	Mississippi	1,406	1,070	413
Itawamba	Fulton	Mississippi	23,401	1,380	533
Jackson	Pascagoula	Mississippi	1,39,668	1,872	723
Jasper	Bay Springs	Mississippi	17,062	1,751	676
Jefferson	Fayette	Mississippi	7,726	1,347	520
Jefferson Davis	Prentiss	Mississippi	12,487	1,058	408
Jones	Ellisville	Mississippi	67,761	1,800	695
Kemper	De Kalb	Mississippi	10,456	1,984	766
Lafayette	Oxford	Mississippi	47,351	1,636	632
Lamar	Purvis	Mississippi	55,658	1,287	497
Lauderdale	Meridian	Mississippi	80,261	1,822	704
Lawrence	Monticello	Mississippi	12,929	1,115	431
Leake	Carthage	Mississippi	23,805	1,510	583
Lee	Tupelo	Mississippi	82,910	1,165	450
Leflore	Greenwood	Mississippi	32,317	1,535	593
Lincoln	Brookhaven	Mississippi	34,869	1,518	586
Lowndes	Columbus	Mississippi	59,779	1,309	506
Madison	Canton	Mississippi	95,203	1,851	715
Marion	Columbia	Mississippi	27,088	1,405	542
Marshall	Holly Springs	Mississippi	37,144	1,829	706
Monroe	Aberdeen	Mississippi	36,989	1,982	765
Montgomery	Winona	Mississippi	10,925	1,054	407
Neshoba	Philadelphia	Mississippi	29,676	1,477	570
Newton	Decatur	Mississippi	21,720	1,497	578
Noxubee	Macon	Mississippi	11,545	1,800	695
Oktibbeha	Starkville	Mississippi	47,671	1,187	458
Panola	Sardis	Mississippi	34,707	1,775	685
Pearl River	Poplarville	Mississippi	55,834	2,100	811
Perry	New Augusta	Mississippi	12,250	1,676	647
Pike	Magnolia	Mississippi	40,404	1,059	409
Pontotoc	Pontotoc	Mississippi	29,957	1,289	498
Prentiss	Booneville	Mississippi	25,276	1,075	415
Quitman	Marks	Mississippi	8,223	1,049	405
Rankin	Brandon	Mississippi	1,41,617	2,008	775
Scott	Forest	Mississippi	28,264	1,578	609
Sharkey	Rolling Fork	Mississippi	4,916	1,118	432
Simpson	Mendenhall	Mississippi	27,503	1,526	589
Smith	Raleigh	Mississippi	16,491	1,648	636
Stone	Wiggins	Mississippi	17,786	1,154	445
Sunflower	Indianola	Mississippi	29,450	1,807	698
Tallahatchie	Charleston	Mississippi	15,378	1,671	645
Tate	Senatobia	Mississippi	28,886	1,048	405
Tippah	Ripley	Mississippi	22,232	1,186	458
Tishomingo	Iuka	Mississippi	19,593	1,099	424
Tunica	Tunica	Mississippi	10,778	1,178	455
Union	New Albany	Mississippi	27,134	1,076	416
Walthall	Tylertown	Mississippi	15,443	1,046	404
Warren	Vicksburg	Mississippi	48,773	1,524	589
Washington	Greenville	Mississippi	51,137	1,877	725
Wayne	Waynesboro	Mississippi	20,747	2,100	811
Webster	Walthall	Mississippi	10,253	1,090	421
Wilkinson	Woodville	Mississippi	9,878	1,756	678
Winston	Louisville	Mississippi	19,198	1,573	607
Yalobusha	Coffeeville	Mississippi	12,678	1,210	467
Yazoo	Yazoo City	Mississippi	28,065	2,390	923