Benton -- U.S. County in Tennessee Population (2000): 16537 Housing Units (2000): 8595 Land area (2000): 394.838422 sq. miles (1022.626774 sq. km) Water area (2000): 41.365480 sq. miles (107.136097 sq. km) Total area (2000): 436.203902 sq. miles (1129.762871 sq. km) Located within: Tennessee (TN), FIPS 47 Location: 36.073333 N, 88.076574 W Headwords: Benton Benton, TN Benton County Benton County, TN