Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Swift
- Total
- 3.12 sq mi (8.08 km )
- Land
- 3.10 sq mi (8.03 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 1,040 ft (320 m)
- Density
- 1,122.9/sq mi (433.55/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Fips code
- 27-05212
- Website
- https://cityofbensonmn.gov/
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Encyclopedic overview
Benson is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Benson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.