| Official Name: | Benton Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Lake County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Lake County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lake |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 6, 1849 |
| Area Total Km2: | 38.5 |
| Area Land Km2: | 37.8 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 203 |
| Elevation Ft: | 666 |
| Coordinates: | 42.4639°N -87.8431°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-097-05326 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Est: | 18973 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Benton Township is a township in Lake County, Illinois, United States, and includes all of the village of Winthrop Harbor, most of the village of Beach Park, and small portions of the cities of Zion and Waukegan. As of the 2010 census, its population was 18,951.[2] Zion Township was formed from Benton Township on September 12, 1930.
Benton Township covers an area of 38.5sqkm; of this, 0.7sqkm or 1.92 percent is water.[2] Lakes in this township include Sand Pond. The streams of Bull Creek and Dead River run through this township.
The township contains nine cemeteries: Benton Greenwood, Briggs Family, Buffalo Grove Catholic, Catholic, Colchester, County Line, Cranberry Lake, Pineview and Rosecrans.