About Benson
Benson is a small unincorporated community in northern Utah.
Officially, Benson is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 30.12 square miles.
📰 Benson News Today
- New Utah festival headlined by Benson Boone, Sombr suddenly canceled KSL News · Aug 3
- Jack Paul Benson walkermemorials.com · Jun 12
- John R. Benson Obituary (1946 - 2026) - Ogden, Utah - myers-mortuary.com myers-mortuary.com · Jun 2
- Fans Convinced This Canceled Utah Music Festival With Benson Boone, Sombr Headlining Was Actually a Sham VICE · Aug 4
- He carved out a career telling Utah’s biggest sports stories. Now this reluctant legend became one Deseret News · Jul 3
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Benson Unique
- One of 7 places in the US named Benson — but the Utah one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in northern Utah, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Easy reach of Logan (4 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Benson
- Bud Phelps Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateUtah
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area30.12 sq mi
Coordinates41.7529, -111.9258