Benton Township is a township in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.

[1] Benton Township covers an area of 60.3 square miles (156.3 km2) and contains one incorporated settlement, Effingham.

According to the USGS, it contains four cemeteries: Maple Grove, Monrovia, Neill and Pleasant Grove.

The stream of North Fork Stranger Creek runs through this township.

This article about a location in Atchison County, Kansas is a stub.