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Welcome to Swift County ...

Time Zone: Swift County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Benson is the Seat for Swift County.

Swift County was founded in 1870 and was created by taking area from Chippewa County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Swift had a population of 9,266 people. This is a decrease of 5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 9,754 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Swift represented 0.18% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Swift County:

  • Appleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Benson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Benson is located in Swift County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <2>
  • Clontarf
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Danvers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Danvers is located in Swift County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
  • De Graff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • De Graff is located in Swift County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
  • Holloway
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Holloway is located in Swift County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Kerkhoven
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Murdock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Murdock is located in Swift County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.