Benson County
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county in North Dakota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- North Dakota
- Founded
- March 9, 1883 (created), June 4, 1884 (organized)
- Named after
- Bertil W. Benson
- Seat
- Minnewaukan
- Largest community
- Fort Totten
- Total
- 1,439.396 sq mi (3,728.02 km )
- Land
- 1,388.555 sq mi (3,596.34 km )
- Water
- 50.841 sq mi (131.68 km ) 3.53%
- Estimate 2025
- 5,759
- Density
- 4.147/sq mi (1.601/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- At-large
- Website
- bensoncountynd.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5964
- Area
- 3728
- Official website
- www.bensoncountynd.com
- Image
- Benson County Courthouse 2009.jpg
- Households
- 2265
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- inception
- 1884-06-04
- Commons category
- Benson County, North Dakota
- water as percent of area
- 3.5
- native label
- Benson County
- per capita income
- 21629
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Benson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,964, and was estimated to be 5,759 in 2025. The county seat is Minnewaukan.
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