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Benton County, Minnesota
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About Benton County

Benton County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,379. Its county seat is Foley.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Benton County at a glance

County seat
Foley
Population
41,379 (2020)
Land area
413 sq mi
Founded
1849

Largest communities in Benton County

  1. St. Cloud68,881
  2. Sartell19,351
  3. Sauk Rapids13,862
  4. Watab Township3,402
  5. Foley county seat2,711

History of Benton County

Established in 1849 and organized in 1850, the county is one of the oldest in Minnesota. It was named for Thomas Hart Benton, a United States Senator from Missouri. Its county seat for many years was Sauk Rapids, at the confluence of the Sauk and Mississippi Rivers. The county seat moved to Watab in 1856 and returned to Sauk Rapids in 1859. Sauk Rapids became the terminus of a railroad line in 1874, but was destroyed by a tornado in 1886. In 1897 the county seat moved to Foley, where it remains. As St. Cloud expanded into a metropolitan area, the southern part of Benton County became a suburb.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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