Back مقاطعة بنسون (داكوتا الشمالية) Arabic Benson County, North Dakota BAR Бенсън (окръг) Bulgarian বেনসন কাউন্টি, নর্থ ডাকোটা BPY Benson Gông (North Dakota) CDO Benson County CEB Benson County, Gogledd Dakota Welsh Benson County German Κομητεία Μπένσον (Βόρεια Ντακότα) Greek Condado de Benson Spanish
Benson County | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota | |
 North Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 48°04′N 99°22′W / 48.07°N 99.36°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  North Dakota |
| Founded | March 9, 1883 (created) June 4, 1884 (organized) |
| Named for | Bertil W. Benson |
| Seat | Minnewaukan |
| Largest community | Fort Totten |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,439 sq mi (3,730 km2) |
| • Land | 1,389 sq mi (3,600 km2) |
| • Water | 51 sq mi (130 km2) 3.5% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,964 |
• Estimate (2022) | 5,770  |
| • Density | 4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | www |
Benson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,964.[1] Its county seat is Minnewaukan.[2] The county was created on March 9, 1883[3] by the Dakota Territory legislature, and was named for Bertil W. Benson, a Dakota Territory legislator at the time. The county government was organized on June 4, 1884, and its boundary lines were altered by two legislative actions in 1885.[4]
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve and much of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are located within the county.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Another source shows the county's creation in 1879: ND Government - State History/Benson County (accessed February 13, 2019)
- ^ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2015.