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Welcome to Benson County ...

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

The community of Minnewaukan is the Seat for Benson County.

Benson County was founded in 1883.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Benson had a population of 6,832 people. This is an increase of 2.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 6,677 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Benson represented 0.99% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Benson County:

  • Brinsmade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Esmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Esmond is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
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  • Fort Totten
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Fort Totten is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
  • Knox
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Knox is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
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  • Lallie North
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lallie North is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
  • Leeds
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leeds is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
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  • Maddock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnewaukan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oberon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Oberon is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
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  • Warwick
    (34 miles [54.7 km] to the southeast)
  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • York is located in Benson County (ND)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <2>

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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.
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