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Benton County is located along in the northwest part of the U.S. state of Indiana , along the border with Illinois . As of 2010, the county's population was 8,854. It contains six incorporated towns as well as several small unincorporated settlements; it is also divided into 11 townships which provide local services. The county seat is Fowler . Benton County is part of the Lafayette, Indiana , Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Benton County was formed February 18, 1840. It is named for Thomas H. Benton , U.S. Senator from Missouri . The original county seat selected in 1843 was Oxford , but after a long struggle between contending factions it was moved to Fowler in 1874. Courthouse The current Benton County courthouse, located in Fowler, was designed by Gordon P. Randall of Chicago and built in 1874 by Levi L. Leach at a cost of $62,257. The new courthouse was an impressive building from an architectural standpoint, but also provided much-needed improvements in security, including large fire-proof vaults.
