Lake Benton, Minnesota

Lake Benton, Minnesota
Viewed from Hole in the Mountain Prairie
Location of Lake Benton within Lincoln County, Minnesota
Location of Lake Benton
within Lincoln County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°15′51″N 96°17′21″W / 44.26417°N 96.28917°W / 44.26417; -96.28917
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLincoln
Area
 • Total4.05 sq mi (10.50 km2)
 • Land3.21 sq mi (8.30 km2)
 • Water0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
Elevation1,752 ft (534 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total687
 • Density214.29/sq mi (82.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56149
Area code507
FIPS code27-34100[3]
GNIS feature ID2395586[2]
Websitewww.lakebentonminnesota.com

Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census.[4]

Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton. The town is on the Buffalo Ridge, and is the site for the radio tower of KARZ-FM in Marshall.

The area is the site of Exelon Wind's Norgaard Wind Project.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Benton, Minnesota
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Energy Plants & Facilities - Our Locations - Exelon".

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