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Benson is a census-designated place in Cache County, immediately south of Amalga across Utah State Route 218 and west of the Logan-Cache Airport, and it is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The 2020 census counted 1,492 residents in Benson, barely changed from 1,485 in 2010 and 1,451 in 2000.

Benson was organized on May 3, 1871, and named for Ezra T. Benson.

Benson covers 33.4 square miles, of which 3.0 square miles is water, consisting of the southern and eastern ends of Cutler Reservoir on the Little Bear and Bear rivers.

As of the 2000 census, there were 415 households in Benson, with an average household size of 3.50.

Some of the earliest buildings built in Benson were one-room log schoolhouses, later replaced by brick schools, including the Riverside School built in the east part of Benson in 1894 and a brick school built in the west part in 1897 overlooking the Bear River.

The Benson Elementary School is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Benson's schools were consolidated in 1968, and from the fall of 1969 children were bused to Summit Elementary in Smithfield for kindergarten through sixth grade, to Richmond North Cache Junior High for seventh through ninth grade, and to Sky View High School in Smithfield for tenth through twelfth grade.

As of February 2024, the Benson community was engaged in the process of becoming an incorporated municipality.

Benson sits at an elevation of 4,416 feet, and its ZIP code is 84335.