Benton County, Minnesota

administration
US state :	Minnesota
Administrative headquarters :	Foley
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 531 Dewey Street Foley, MN 56329-8413
Foundation :	October 27, 1849
Made up from:	St. Croix County
Area code :	001 320
Demographics
Residents :	38,451 (2010)
Population density :	36.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1070 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Website : www.co.benton.mn.us

The Benton County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 38,451 residents and a population density of 36.3 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Foley .

geography

The county is located just southeast of the geographic center of Minnesota on the eastern bank of the Upper Mississippi . It has an area of 1070 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Benton County:

	Morrison County
Stearns County		Mille Lacs County
	Sherburne County

history

T. H. Benton

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	418	-
1860	627	50%
1870	1558	148.5%
1880	3012	93.3%
1890	6284	108.6%
1900	9912	57.7%
1910	11,615	17.2%
1920	14,073	21.2%
1930	15,056	7%
1940	16,106	7%
1950	15,911	-1.2%
1960	17,287	8.6%
1970	20,841	20.6%
1980	25.187	20.9%
1990	30.185	19.8%
2000	34,226	13.4%
2010	38,451	12.3%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Benton County was formed on October 27, 1849 from St. Croix County, which now only exists in Wisconsin. It was named after Thomas Hart Benton , a US Senator from Missouri .

Five places in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of January 28, 2018.

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Benton County had 38,451 people in 15,139 households. The population density was 36.3 people per square kilometer. Statistically, there were 2.48 people each in the 15,139 households.

The racial the population was composed of 94.7 percent white, 2.1 percent African American, 0.5 percent Native American, 2.1 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.8 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.4 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 51,159 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,924. 13.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Benton County localities

Citys

Census-designated place (CDP)

Ronneby

Unincorporated Communities

^{1 - mostly in Morrison County

2 - partly in Stearns County

3 - partly in Sherburne and Stearns County}

structure

In addition to the seven cities, Benton County is divided into twelve townships :

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Alberta Township	818	27-00668
Gilmanton Township	841	27-23822
Glendorado Township	762	27-24020
Graham Township	582	27-24812
Granite Ledge Township	743	27-25298
Langola Township	906	27-35522

Township	Population (2010)	FIPS
Mayhew Lake Township	831	27-41192
Maywood Township	954	27-41264
Minden Township	1664	27-42434
St. George Township	1153	27-56986
Sauk Rapids Township	584	27-58702
Watab Township	3093	27-68476

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 659450. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, MN. Retrieved March 1, 2013
^ ^A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 1, 2013
^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.
^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020

Web links

Commons : Benton County, Minnesota - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

45.698779 -93.996691Coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′ N , 94 ° 0 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 659450. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[U.S._Census_Buero,_State_&_County_QuickFacts-2] U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Benton County, MN. Retrieved March 1, 2013

[naco-3] A ^b National Association of Counties.Retrieved March 1, 2013

[4] US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011

[6] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 28, 2018.

[7] Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020