Welcome to The City of Benton This is Home!
Welcome to the official website for the City of Benton, Kansas. We are located in Butler County approximately 9 miles northeast of the City of Wichita, 5 miles north of the City of Andover and 12 miles west of the City of El Dorado.
Benton was established in 1909 and is currently growing with a population of approximately 943 people. We have created this website to help you become better acquainted with the City and the services it has to offer.
Water Tower Video!
Drone video of the Water Tower! Just click the pic!
Featured News
Water Quality Report 2025
8/27/2025
Well, when we published our Water Quality Report in May, we forgot to list the City phone number in the report.
Someone with a keen eye noticed this, and we have updated the report with our phone number!
You can view the Water Quality Report for the City of Benton by clicking here!
This direct...
Budget Hearing and Council Meeting! 8/18/2025
8/16/2025
The 2026 Budget Hearing and Regular City Council Meeting will be Monday, August 18th at 7pm at the Community Building!
Click here for the Consent Agenda
Click here for the Council Packet
Water Quality Report 2025
5/22/2025
Each year we provide a report of our annual water testing. If you are interested,
Click here for the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report!
Click here for the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report!
Click here for the 2023 Consumer Confidence Report!
Update on drought stage from our water provider!
4/8/2025
Click here for an update from our water provider, City of Wichita.
We are following their regulations for water use!
Drought Stage 2
8/1/2024
Hello, Benton! Monday, August 5th: Our water supplier is the City of Wichita, and they will be entering into Stage 2 Drought Response on Monday. As part of our water contract with Wichita, we will also be entering our Stage 2, called "Water Warning" on August 5th. The goal of a Water Warning Stage...
Wichita Water Status Information:
7/24/2024
As we get further into summer (increased water usage on average), we are watching our water provider closely as they announce drought stages. If the stages move from 1 to 2, we will be asking Benton water users to help conserve water by a number of steps.
To keep up with the City of Wichita water...
New Hazard Mitigation Plan
7/15/2024
The City of Benton is included in a Hazard Mitigation plan titled Kansas Region G Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Specifically, this hazard mitigation plan was developed to:
- Update the 2019 HMP
- Build for a safer future for all citizens
- Foster cooperation for planning and resiliency
- Identify,...
Water Quality Report
5/31/2024
You can now view the 2023 Water Quality Report by clicking here!
We take water samples daily for chlorine levels, and we also submit quarterly samples for quality testing throughout the year. It is one of our main functions to make sure that you have quality drinking water.
New Program!
12/11/2023
If you plan on traveling for the Holidays, or at any other time, you can take advantage of our Vacation Watch Program. This lets our Police Department know what to look for while you are away! Just fill out the form and send it back to Chief Kichler at kkichler@bentonks.org!
Benton Dedication to Transparency.
1/20/2023
In an attempt to make things easier for our citizens, we've created an "at a glance" page of Governing Body decisions. This will be updated after each meeting and will can be found on the City website.