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Swift County, Minnesota
2012-0828-Swift-CountyCourthouse — CC BY-SA 3.0, Bobak Ha'Eri · source

About Swift County

Swift County is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,838. Its county seat is Benson.

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swift County at a glance

County seat
Benson
Population
9,838 (2020)
Land area
753 sq mi
Founded
1870

Largest communities in Swift County

  1. Benson county seat3,480
  2. Appleton1,392
  3. Kerkhoven805
  4. Torning Township409
  5. Murdock306

History of Swift County

The Native Americans in the area before American settlement were the Dakota. The Indians had grievances against the United States government, including delays in sending annuities that caused near starvation several times. In August 1862, the Dakota War broke out in Minnesota. The warfare reached the settlements just getting started in what was to become northeastern Swift County. By late September 1862, the war was almost over but the settlers hesitated to venture back to the area until 1865, when all danger was apparently over due to the forcible removal of all Native Americans. Scandinavians and Germans were in decided majority among the early settlers. Norwegian settlers were the first in 1866 at Camp Lake and Swenoda. In 1869, the St. Paul & Pacific Railroad reached Willmar, and the next year it arrived in Benson.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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