Benton is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.

[5] Fishing Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Susquehanna River, runs through the eastern part of Benton.

Starting around 1860, tanning and lumber industries began to grow north of the borough.

Two teenagers lit firecrackers in a hay barn, which caught fire and caused over sixty buildings to burn, as the town did not yet have a water system.

Again in 1962, a fire ripped through the town, destroying the distillery and its warehouse containing over 17,000 bottles of whiskey.

And on April 15, 2019, an EF2 tornado touched down in Benton, damaging nine trailers and up to 50 homes and businesses.

The racial makeup of the borough was 99.69% White, 0.10% African American, and 0.21% from two or more races.

28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The nearest college with over 2000 students is the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania[14] at a distance of 13.4 miles.