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</li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_K%C5%ABn_(Minnesota)" title="Benton Kūn (Minnesota) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Benton Kūn (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BD_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%8A%D0%B3,_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B0)" title="Бентън (окръг, Минесота) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Бентън (окръг, Минесота)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bar mw-list-item"><a href="https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Benton County, Minnesota – Bavarian" lang="bar" hreflang="bar" data-title="Benton County, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Boarisch" data-language-local-name="Bavarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Boarisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County_(kondado_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Minnesota)" title="Benton County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Benton County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Benton County, Minnesota – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Benton County, Minnesota" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County_(Minnesota)" title="Benton County (Minnesota) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Benton County (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County_(Minnesota)" title="Benton County (Minnesota) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Benton County (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentoni_maakond_(Minnesota)" title="Bentoni maakond (Minnesota) – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Bentoni maakond (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%B1_%CE%9C%CF%80%CE%AD%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%BD_(%CE%9C%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B1)" title="Κομητεία Μπέντον (Μινεσότα) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Κομητεία Μπέντον (Μινεσότα)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condado_de_Benton_(Minnesota)" title="Condado de Benton (Minnesota) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Condado de Benton (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kantono_Benton_(Minesoto)" title="Kantono Benton (Minesoto) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kantono Benton (Minesoto)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_konderria_(Minnesota)" title="Benton konderria (Minnesota) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Benton konderria (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D8%8C_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7" title="شهرستان بنتون، مینه‌سوتا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="شهرستان بنتون، مینه‌سوتا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comt%C3%A9_de_Benton_(Minnesota)" title="Comté de Benton (Minnesota) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Comté de Benton (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%9A_%D8%B4%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A4%D8%AA%D8%A7)" title="بنتون ٚ شأرستان (مينسؤتا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="بنتون ٚ شأرستان (مينسؤتا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%B2%A4%ED%84%B4%EA%B5%B0_(%EB%AF%B8%EB%84%A4%EC%86%8C%ED%83%80%EC%A3%BC)" title="벤턴군 (미네소타주) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="벤턴군 (미네소타주)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B2%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%B7%D6%80%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%B6_(%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%A1)" title="Բենտոն շրջան (Մինեսոտա) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Բենտոն շրջան (Մինեսոտա)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bpy mw-list-item"><a href="https://bpy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF,_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE" title="বেন্টন কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা – Bishnupriya" lang="bpy" hreflang="bpy" data-title="বেন্টন কাউন্টি, মিনেসোটা" data-language-autonym="বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী" data-language-local-name="Bishnupriya" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contea_di_Benton_(Minnesota)" title="Contea di Benton (Minnesota) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Contea di Benton (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_Comitatus_(Minnesota)" title="Benton Comitatus (Minnesota) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Benton Comitatus (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_megye_(Minnesota)" title="Benton megye (Minnesota) – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Benton megye (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9F%E0%A5%80_(%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BE)" title="बेंटन काउंटी (मिनेसोटा) – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="बेंटन काउंटी (मिनेसोटा)" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%B4%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86_(%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A7)" title="بنتون شهرستان (مینه‌سوتا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="بنتون شهرستان (مینه‌سوتا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cdo mw-list-item"><a href="https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_G%C3%B4ng_(Minnesota)" title="Benton Gông (Minnesota) – Mindong" lang="cdo" hreflang="cdo" data-title="Benton Gông (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄" data-language-local-name="Mindong" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton_County_(Minnesota)" title="Benton County (Minnesota) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Benton County (Minnesota)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3%E9%83%A1_(%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8D%E3%82%BD%E3%82%BF%E5%B7%9E)" title="ベントン郡 (ミネソタ州) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ベントン郡 (ミネソタ州)" data-language-autonym="日本語" 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.ib-settlement .infobox-below{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-above{font-size:125%;line-height:1.3em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-native{font-weight:normal;padding-top:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-other-name{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-official{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption{padding:0.3em 0 0 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-caption-link{padding:0.2em 0}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Benton County</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">County</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church,_Gilman,_MN.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gilman, Minnesota."><img alt="Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Gilman, Minnesota." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church%2C_Gilman%2C_MN.JPG/220px-Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church%2C_Gilman%2C_MN.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church%2C_Gilman%2C_MN.JPG/330px-Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church%2C_Gilman%2C_MN.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church%2C_Gilman%2C_MN.JPG/440px-Sts._Peter_and_Paul_Catholic_Church%2C_Gilman%2C_MN.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption"><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sts._Peter_and_Paul-Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic">Church of Saints Peter and Paul</a> in <a href="/wiki/Gilman,_Minnesota" title="Gilman, Minnesota">Gilman, Minnesota</a>.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Benton_County_mn_seal.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Official seal of Benton County"><img alt="Official seal of Benton County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Benton_County_mn_seal.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="99" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within the U.S. state of Minnesota"><img alt="Map of Minnesota highlighting Benton County" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/300px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="341" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/450px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/600px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1189" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within the U.S. state of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Minnesota_in_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Minnesota's location within the U.S."><img alt="Map of the United States highlighting Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Minnesota_in_United_States.svg/300px-Minnesota_in_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="186" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Minnesota_in_United_States.svg/450px-Minnesota_in_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Minnesota_in_United_States.svg/600px-Minnesota_in_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Minnesota's location within the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Benton_County,_Minnesota&params=45.7_N_94_W_type:city(41379)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">45°42′N</span> <span class="longitude">94°00′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">45.7°N 94°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">45.7; -94</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span>United States</span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/23px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/35px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Flag_of_Minnesota.svg/46px-Flag_of_Minnesota.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">October 27, 1849 (created)<br />1850 (organized)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Namesake" title="Namesake">Named for</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(senator)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomas Hart Benton (senator)">Thomas Hart Benton</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">Seat</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">413 sq mi (1,070 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">408 sq mi (1,060 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">4.8 sq mi (12 km<sup>2</sup>)  1.2%</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">41,379</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2023)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">41,600 <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">97.9/sq mi (37.8/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%926" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−6">UTC−6</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">Central</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%925" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−5">UTC−5</a> (<a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Congressional district</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Minnesota's 6th congressional district">6th</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.co.benton.mn.us">www<wbr />.co<wbr />.benton<wbr />.mn<wbr />.us</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Benton County</b> is a <a href="/wiki/County_(United_States)" title="County (United States)">county</a> in the East Central part of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 census</a>, the population was 41,379.<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat">county seat</a> is <a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Benton County is part of the <a href="/wiki/St._Cloud_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Cloud metropolitan area">St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>, which is also included in the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Minneapolis-St. Paul Combined Statistical Area</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Established in 1849 and organized in 1850, the county is one of the oldest in Minnesota.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was named for <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hart_Benton_(politician)" title="Thomas Hart Benton (politician)">Thomas Hart Benton</a>, a United States Senator from Missouri.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its county seat for many years was <a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a>, at the confluence of the <a href="/wiki/Sauk_River_(Minnesota)" title="Sauk River (Minnesota)">Sauk</a> and Mississippi Rivers. The county seat moved to <a href="/wiki/Watab,_Minnesota" title="Watab, Minnesota">Watab</a> 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 href="/wiki/1886_St._Cloud%E2%80%93Sauk_Rapids_tornado_outbreak" title="1886 St. Cloud–Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak">a tornado</a> in 1886. In 1897 the county seat moved to Foley, where it remains. As St. Cloud expanded into a metropolitan area, the northern part of Benton County became a suburb. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> The <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> flows southeast along Benton County's western border, and the <a href="/wiki/Platte_River_(Minnesota)" title="Platte River (Minnesota)">Platte River</a> flows south through the county's northwest corner, discharging into the Mississippi at the county's western border. The terrain consists of low rolling hills, wooded or devoted to agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-BCM_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It generally slopes to the south and east, although its western portion slopes into the river valleys. The county's highest point is a small hill near the midpoint of the northern border, 1 mi (1.6 km) north of <a href="/wiki/Brennyville,_Minnesota" title="Brennyville, Minnesota">Brennyville</a>, at 1,311 ft (400 m) ASL.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The county has a total area of 413 square miles (1,070 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 408 square miles (1,060 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 4.8 square miles (12 km<sup>2</sup>) (1.2%) is water.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is the fifth-smallest county in Minnesota by land area and fourth-smallest by total area. </p><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf/page1-220px-Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf/page1-330px-Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf/page1-440px-Benton_Co_2016_No_Text_Version.pdf.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1650" data-file-height="1275" /></a><figcaption>Soils of Benton County<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1034237262">.mw-parser-output .stack{box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .stack>div{margin:1px;overflow:hidden}@media all and (min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Sartell_WMA_Wiki_Version.jpg/330px-Sartell_WMA_Wiki_Version.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Sartell_WMA_Wiki_Version.jpg/440px-Sartell_WMA_Wiki_Version.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2096" data-file-height="2805" /></a><figcaption>Soils of Sartell WMA neighborhood</figcaption></figure></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_highways">Major highways</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Major highways"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 26em;"> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:US_10.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/20px-US_10.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/30px-US_10.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/US_10.svg/40px-US_10.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_10_in_Minnesota" title="U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota">U.S. Highway 10</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-15.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MN-15.svg/20px-MN-15.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MN-15.svg/30px-MN-15.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/MN-15.svg/40px-MN-15.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_15" title="Minnesota State Highway 15">Minnesota State Highway 15</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-23.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/MN-23.svg/20px-MN-23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/MN-23.svg/30px-MN-23.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/MN-23.svg/40px-MN-23.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_23" title="Minnesota State Highway 23">Minnesota State Highway 23</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-25.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/MN-25.svg/20px-MN-25.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/MN-25.svg/30px-MN-25.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/MN-25.svg/40px-MN-25.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_25" title="Minnesota State Highway 25">Minnesota State Highway 25</a></li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:MN-95.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MN-95.svg/20px-MN-95.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MN-95.svg/30px-MN-95.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/MN-95.svg/40px-MN-95.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Highway_95" title="Minnesota State Highway 95">Minnesota State Highway 95</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Adjacent_counties">Adjacent counties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Adjacent counties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 26em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mille_Lacs_County,_Minnesota" title="Mille Lacs County, Minnesota">Mille Lacs</a> - east</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sherburne_County,_Minnesota" title="Sherburne County, Minnesota">Sherburne</a> - south</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Stearns County, Minnesota">Stearns</a> - west</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrison_County,_Minnesota" title="Morrison County, Minnesota">Morrison</a> - north</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lakes">Lakes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lakes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 26em;"> <ul><li>Donovan Lake (part)</li> <li>Graham Lake</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Lake_(Benton_County,_Minnesota)" title="Little Rock Lake (Benton County, Minnesota)">Little Rock Lake</a></li> <li>Mayhew Lake</li></ul> </div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-BCM_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protected_areas">Protected areas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Protected areas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 26em;"> <ul><li>Benlacs State Wildlife Management Area (part)</li> <li>Bibles State Wildlife Management Area</li> <li>Englund Ecotone Scientific and Natural Area</li> <li>Sartell State Wildlife Management Area</li> <li>Wisneski State Wildlife Management Area</li></ul> </div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-BCM_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate_and_weather">Climate and weather</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate and weather"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="infobox" style="width: 19.5em; float: right; clear: both; text-align: center; border: solid 1px silver" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley, Minnesota</a> </th></tr> <tr><th style="font-size: 90%">Climate chart (<a href="/wiki/Template:Climate_chart/How_to_read_a_climate_chart" title="Template:Climate chart/How to read a climate chart">explanation</a>)</th></tr> <tr><td><table class="infobox" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: both; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">F</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">S</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">O</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">N</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.3302em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.7</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:4.6622222222222em;height:2.1111111111111em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.7733333333333em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">21</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:3.1622222222222em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">2</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.31496em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.6</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:5.2177777777778em;height:2.2222222222222em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.44em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">27</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:3.7177777777778em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.7874em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">1.6</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:6.6622222222222em;height:2.1111111111111em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.7733333333333em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">39</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.1622222222222em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">20</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.30556em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.6</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.1066666666667em;height:2.5555555555556em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.662222222222em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">56</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.6066666666667em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">33</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.4986em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.3288888888889em;height:2.7777777777778em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.106666666667em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">69</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.8288888888889em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">44</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.11836em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">4.2</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.44em;height:2.6666666666667em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.106666666667em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">78</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.94em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">54</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.68148em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.3</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.995555555556em;height:2.5555555555556em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.551111111111em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">82</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.4955555555556em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">59</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.92532em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.8</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.662222222222em;height:2.6666666666667em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.328888888889em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">80</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.1622222222222em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">56</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.75768em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">3.5</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.6622222222222em;height:2.5555555555556em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.217777777778em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">70</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.1622222222222em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">47</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.26492em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">2.5</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.3288888888889em;height:2.4444444444444em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.773333333333em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">57</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.8288888888889em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">35</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.70104em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">1.4</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:6.8844444444444em;height:1.8888888888889em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.7733333333333em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">39</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.3844444444444em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">22</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.41656em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">0.8</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:5.2177777777778em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.2177777777778em; left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">25</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:3.7177777777778em; left:0;width:1.5em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °F</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in inches</td></tr><tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em">Source: The Weather Channel<sup id="cite_ref-WX_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WX-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr> <tr><td> <table class="infobox mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%; margin: 0; float: right; clear: both; text-align: center; border: none; font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><th colspan="12">Metric conversion</th></tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">F</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">M</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">J</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">A</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">S</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">O</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">N</div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;text-align:center;">D</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.3302em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">17</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:4.6622222222222em;height:2.1111111111111em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.7733333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−6</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:3.1622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−17</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.31496em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">16</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:5.2177777777778em;height:2.2222222222222em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.44em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−3</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:3.7177777777778em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−14</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.7874em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">39</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:6.6622222222222em;height:2.1111111111111em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.7733333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">4</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.1622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.30556em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">65</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.1066666666667em;height:2.5555555555556em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.662222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">13</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.6066666666667em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">1</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.4986em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">75</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.3288888888889em;height:2.7777777777778em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.106666666667em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">21</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.8288888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">7</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:2.11836em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">106</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.44em;height:2.6666666666667em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.106666666667em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">26</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.94em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">12</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.68148em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">84</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.995555555556em;height:2.5555555555556em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.551111111111em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">28</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.4955555555556em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">15</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.92532em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">96</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:10.662222222222em;height:2.6666666666667em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:13.328888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">27</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:9.1622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">13</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.75768em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">88</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:9.6622222222222em;height:2.5555555555556em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:12.217777777778em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">21</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.1622222222222em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">8</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:1.26492em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">63</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:8.3288888888889em;height:2.4444444444444em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:10.773333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">14</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:6.8288888888889em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">2</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.70104em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">35</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:6.8844444444444em;height:1.8888888888889em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:8.7733333333333em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">4</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:5.3844444444444em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−6</span></div> </div></td> <td><div style="width:1.5em;height:17em;position:relative;padding:0;margin:0"> <div style="height:0em;bottom:2em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #abc;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="background:#ace;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;bottom:2em;left:.2em;width:1.2em;height:0.41656em;overflow:hidden"> </div> <div style="color:blue;position:absolute;bottom:.5em;left:0;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:70%">21</span></div> <div style="height:0em;bottom:8em;width:1.6em;position:absolute;left:0;border-bottom:dotted 1px #cba;padding:0;margin:0"> </div> <div style="overflow:hidden;background:#e44;-webkit-print-color-adjust:exact;color-adjust:exact;position:absolute;left:.2em;width:1.2em;bottom:5.2177777777778em;height:2em;"> </div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:7.2177777777778em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−4</span></div> <div style="color:red;position:absolute;bottom:3.7177777777778em; left:-.4em;width:1.6em;height:1.5em;text-align:right"><span style="font-size:80%">−14</span></div> </div></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: red; background-color: red">█</span> Average max. and min. temperatures in °C</td></tr> <tr><td colspan="12" style="padding: 2px; text-align: left; line-height: 1.5em"><span style="color: #aaccee; background-color: #aaccee">█</span> Precipitation totals in mm</td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Foley have ranged from a low of 2 °F (−17 °C) in January to a high of 82 °F (28 °C) in July, although a record low of −43 °F (−42 °C) was recorded in January 1977 and a record high of 107 °F (42 °C) was recorded in July 1936. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 0.62 inches (16 mm) in February to 4.17 inches (106 mm) in June.<sup id="cite_ref-WX_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WX-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop caption{background-color:lavender;color:black;padding-right:0.2em;padding-left:0.2em;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-bottom:none}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop th[scope=col]{border-bottom:1px solid black}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(2){text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td.us-census-pop-estimate{padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(3){padding-left:0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop td:nth-child(4){padding-left:0.5em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-footnote{border-top:1px solid black;font-size:85%;text-align:center}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-right{float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 1em 1em}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-left{float:left;clear:left;margin:0 1em 1em 0}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop-none{float:none;margin:0 1em 1em 0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1850_United_States_census" title="1850 United States census">1850</a></th><td>418</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_census" title="1860 United States census">1860</a></th><td>627</td><td></td><td>50.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_census" title="1870 United States census">1870</a></th><td>1,558</td><td></td><td>148.5%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>3,012</td><td></td><td>93.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>6,284</td><td></td><td>108.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>9,912</td><td></td><td>57.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>11,615</td><td></td><td>17.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>14,073</td><td></td><td>21.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>15,056</td><td></td><td>7.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>16,106</td><td></td><td>7.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>15,911</td><td></td><td>−1.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>17,287</td><td></td><td>8.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>20,841</td><td></td><td>20.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>25,187</td><td></td><td>20.9%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>30,185</td><td></td><td>19.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>34,226</td><td></td><td>13.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>38,451</td><td></td><td>12.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>41,379</td><td></td><td>7.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">2023 (est.)</th><td class="us-census-pop-estimate">41,600</td><td><sup id="cite_ref-USCensusEst2023_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USCensusEst2023-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><td>0.5%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote" style="text-align: center">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1790-1960<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1900-1990<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />1990-2000<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2010-2020<sup id="cite_ref-QF_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QF-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_census">2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Benton County Racial Composition<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race </th> <th>Num. </th> <th>Perc. </th></tr> <tr> <td>White (NH) </td> <td>35,821 </td> <td>86.6% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Black or African American (NH) </td> <td>1,991 </td> <td>4.81% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Native American (NH) </td> <td>184 </td> <td>0.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Asian (NH) </td> <td>463 </td> <td>1.12% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pacific Islander (NH) </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0.02% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Other/Mixed (NH) </td> <td>1,696 </td> <td>4.1% </td></tr> <tr> <td>Hispanic or Latino </td> <td>1,216 </td> <td>2.94% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png/220px-BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png/330px-BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png/440px-BentonCountyMn2022PopPyr.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>2022 US Census <a href="/wiki/Population_pyramid" title="Population pyramid">population pyramid</a> for Benton County, from <a href="/wiki/American_Community_Survey" title="American Community Survey">ACS</a> 5-year estimates</figcaption></figure> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a> of 2000, there were 34,226 people, 13,065 households, and 8,518 families in the county. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 83.9 per square mile (32.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 13,460 housing units at an average density of 33 per square mile (13/km<sup>2</sup>). The <a href="/wiki/Race_and_ethnicity_in_the_United_States_census#2000_census" title="Race and ethnicity in the United States census">racial makeup</a> of the county was 96.22% White, 0.78% Black or African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.15% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 47.8% were of <a href="/wiki/German_people" class="mw-redirect" title="German people">German</a>, 12.1% <a href="/wiki/Polish_people" title="Polish people">Polish</a> and 8.8% <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian people">Norwegian</a> ancestry. </p><p>There were 13,065 households, out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">married couples</a> living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.14. </p><p>The county population contained 27.10% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males. </p><p>The median income for a household in the county was $41,968, and the median income for a family was $51,277. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $22,737 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the county was $19,008. About 4.50% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 6.30% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Communities">Communities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities">Cities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 24em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley</a> (county seat)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilman,_Minnesota" title="Gilman, Minnesota">Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice,_Minnesota" title="Rice, Minnesota">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalton,_Minnesota" title="Royalton, Minnesota">Royalton</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sartell,_Minnesota" title="Sartell, Minnesota">Sartell</a> (partial)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Townships">Townships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Townships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Alberta Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmanton_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Gilmanton Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Gilmanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendorado_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Glendorado Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Glendorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Graham Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_Ledge_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Granite Ledge Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Granite Ledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langola_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Langola Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Langola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayhew_Lake_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Mayhew Lake Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Mayhew Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maywood_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Maywood Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Maywood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minden_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Minden Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Minden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._George_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="St. George Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Saint George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watab_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Watab Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Watab</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Census-designated_place">Census-designated place</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Census-designated place"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronneby,_Minnesota" title="Ronneby, Minnesota">Ronneby</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unincorporated_communities">Unincorporated communities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Unincorporated communities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 22em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brennyville,_Minnesota" title="Brennyville, Minnesota">Brennyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duelm,_Minnesota" title="Duelm, Minnesota">Duelm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruitville,_Minnesota" title="Fruitville, Minnesota">Fruitville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendorado,_Minnesota" title="Glendorado, Minnesota">Glendorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granite_Ledge,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Granite Ledge, Minnesota">Granite Ledge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jakeville,_Minnesota" title="Jakeville, Minnesota">Jakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayhew,_Minnesota" title="Mayhew, Minnesota">Mayhew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Benton,_Minnesota" title="North Benton, Minnesota">North Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park, Minnesota">Oak Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parent,_Minnesota" title="Parent, Minnesota">Parent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popple_Creek,_Minnesota" title="Popple Creek, Minnesota">Popple Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rum_River,_Minnesota" title="Rum River, Minnesota">Rum River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Corners,_Minnesota" title="Silver Corners, Minnesota">Silver Corners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watab,_Minnesota" title="Watab, Minnesota">Watab</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ghost_towns">Ghost towns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Ghost towns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Estes Brook</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Minden,_Minnesota&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Minden, Minnesota (page does not exist)">Minden</a></li></ul> <p><sup id="cite_ref-BCM_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BCM-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Government_and_politics">Government and politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Benton_County,_Minnesota&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Government and politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Benton County voters have tended to vote <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> for the past few decades. In 2016 <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> won the county with 64.2%, the highest share of the vote for any presidential candidate since <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Roosevelt" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> in 1932.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible floatright" style="font-size: 95%;"> <caption>United States presidential election results for Benton County, Minnesota<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Year </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third party(ies)</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th>No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">%</th> <th scope="col">No. </th> <th scope="col">% </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2020 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2020</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">14,382 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.61%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">7,280 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">32.70% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">598 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.69% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2016 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2016</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">12,872 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>64.17%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,640 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">28.12% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,546 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">7.71% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2012 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2012</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,849 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.30%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,173 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.66% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">597 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">3.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2008 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2008</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,338 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>53.46%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,454 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.71% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">547 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.83% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2004 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2004</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">10,043 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.63%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">8,059 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.84% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">282 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.53% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="2000 United States presidential election in Minnesota">2000</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">7,663 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.40%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,009 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">40.31% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,236 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.29% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1996 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1996</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,835 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">36.54% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,006 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>45.39%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2,392 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">18.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1992 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1992</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,053 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">35.16% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,156 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>35.88%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4,162 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28.96% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1988 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1988</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,060 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>50.33%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,861 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">48.68% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">119 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.99% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1984 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1984</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">6,830 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.48%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,922 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.42% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">131 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.10% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1980 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1980</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">5,513 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>46.79%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">5,272 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">44.75% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">997 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">8.46% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1976 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1976</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,099 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.38% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">6,235 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>56.86%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">631 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.75% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1972 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1972</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">4,652 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.35%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,282 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.43% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">492 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1968 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1968</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,470 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">43.29% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,022 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>50.17%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">524 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1964 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1964</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,818 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">37.47% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,679 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>62.22%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">23 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.31% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1960 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1960</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,324 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">44.23% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">4,175 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>55.56%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1956</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,591 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>57.77%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,609 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.97% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">16 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.26% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1952 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1952</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,856 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>59.54%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,587 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">39.95% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">33 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.51% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1948 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1948</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,297 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">38.19% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,632 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>60.38%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">86 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.43% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1944 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1944</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,988 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>56.76%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,258 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">42.90% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">18 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.34% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1940 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1940</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">3,491 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>55.76%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,742 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">43.79% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">28 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.45% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1936 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1936</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,783 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">30.67% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,111 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.52%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">919 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">15.81% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1932 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1932</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,329 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.84% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">3,901 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>72.92%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">120 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.24% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1928 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1928</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,373 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.29% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">2,732 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>53.30%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">21 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">0.41% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1924 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1924</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,629 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>41.90%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">572 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14.71% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1,687 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">43.39% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1920 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1920</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">2,920 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>78.83%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">554 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">14.96% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">230 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">6.21% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1916 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1916</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,020 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>49.09%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">945 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.48% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">113 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">5.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#C97979"><b><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1912 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1912</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">468 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">24.38% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">562 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">29.27% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">890 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>46.35%</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1908 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1908</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,001 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>54.11%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">765 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">41.35% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">84 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">4.54% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1904 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1904</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">1,205 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>71.90%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">433 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">25.84% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">38 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1900 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1900</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">849 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><b>51.58%</b> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">751 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">45.63% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">46 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">2.79% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1896 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1896</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">778 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">46.61% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">867 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><b>51.95%</b> </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">24 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">1.44% </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#ACE1AF"><b><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1892 United States presidential election in Minnesota">1892</a></b> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">426 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">25.63% </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">577 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">34.72% </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;">659 </td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#F0FFF0;"><b>39.65%</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>County Board of Commissioners<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Position </th> <th>Name </th> <th>District </th></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Commissioner and Chairperson </td> <td>Scott Johnson </td> <td>District 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Commissioner </td> <td>Ed Popp </td> <td>District 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Commissioner </td> <td>Steve Heinen </td> <td>District 3 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Commissioner and Vice Chair </td> <td>Jared J. Gapinski </td> <td>District 4 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Commissioner and Chairperson </td> <td>Beth Schlangen </td> <td>District 5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>State Legislature (2022) </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Position </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Affiliation </th> <th>District </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">Senate</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Howe" title="Jeff Howe">Jeff Howe</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>District 13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td>Senate </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aric_Putnam" title="Aric Putnam">Aric Putnam</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party" title="Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party">Democrat</a> </td> <td>District 14 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td>Senate </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Mathews_(politician)" title="Andrew Mathews (politician)">Andrew Mathews</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>District 15 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#E81B23"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_O%27Driscoll" title="Tim O'Driscoll">Tim 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typeof="mw:File"><span title="East"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/17px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png" decoding="async" width="17" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/25px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Pfeil_rechts.svg/34px-Pfeil_rechts.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td style="width:33%"><a href="/wiki/Mille_Lacs_County,_Minnesota" title="Mille Lacs County, Minnesota">Mille Lacs County</a></td> </tr><tr> <td></td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="South"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Pfeil_unten.svg/14px-Pfeil_unten.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Pfeil_unten.svg/21px-Pfeil_unten.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Template:Benton County, Minnesota"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Template talk:Benton County, Minnesota"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Benton County, Minnesota"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:inherit">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Municipalities_and_communities_of_Benton_County,_Minnesota,_United_States" class="adr" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Municipalities and communities of <a class="mw-selflink selflink"><span class="region">Benton County, Minnesota</span></a>, <span class="country-name">United States</span></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/County_seat" title="County seat"><span>County seat</span></a>: <b><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota"><span>Foley</span></a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/City" title="City">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilman,_Minnesota" title="Gilman, Minnesota">Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice,_Minnesota" title="Rice, Minnesota">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalton,_Minnesota" title="Royalton, Minnesota">Royalton</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sartell,_Minnesota" title="Sartell, Minnesota">Sartell</a>‡</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a>‡</li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Map of Minnesota highlighting Benton County"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png" decoding="async" width="180" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/270px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg/360px-Map_of_Minnesota_highlighting_Benton_County.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1045" data-file-height="1189" /></span><figcaption>Map of Minnesota highlighting Benton County</figcaption></figure></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Civil_township" title="Civil township">Townships</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alberta_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Alberta Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Alberta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmanton_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Gilmanton Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Gilmanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendorado_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Glendorado Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Glendorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graham_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Graham Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Graham</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Watab_Township,_Benton_County,_Minnesota" title="Watab Township, Benton County, Minnesota">Watab</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDP</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronneby,_Minnesota" title="Ronneby, Minnesota">Ronneby</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">Unincorporated<br />communities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brennyville,_Minnesota" title="Brennyville, Minnesota">Brennyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duelm,_Minnesota" title="Duelm, Minnesota">Duelm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fruitville,_Minnesota" title="Fruitville, Minnesota">Fruitville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendorado,_Minnesota" title="Glendorado, Minnesota">Glendorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jakeville,_Minnesota" title="Jakeville, Minnesota">Jakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayhew,_Minnesota" title="Mayhew, Minnesota">Mayhew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Benton,_Minnesota" title="North Benton, Minnesota">North Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Park,_Minnesota" title="Oak Park, Minnesota">Oak Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parent,_Minnesota" title="Parent, Minnesota">Parent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popple_Creek,_Minnesota" title="Popple Creek, Minnesota">Popple Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rum_River,_Minnesota" title="Rum River, Minnesota">Rum River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silver_Corners,_Minnesota" title="Silver Corners, Minnesota">Silver Corners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watab,_Minnesota" title="Watab, Minnesota">Watab</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;color:inherit;">Footnotes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties</div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Portal:Minnesota_(state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Portal:Minnesota (state)"><span>Minnesota portal</span></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portal:United_States" title="Portal:United States"><span>United States portal</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/St._Cloud_Metropolitan_Area.png/100px-St._Cloud_Metropolitan_Area.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/St._Cloud_Metropolitan_Area.png/150px-St._Cloud_Metropolitan_Area.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/St._Cloud_Metropolitan_Area.png/200px-St._Cloud_Metropolitan_Area.png 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="498" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Surrounding<br />communities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">(over 1,000)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany,_Minnesota" title="Albany, Minnesota">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avon,_Minnesota" title="Avon, Minnesota">Avon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater,_Minnesota" title="Clearwater, Minnesota">Clearwater</a><sup><small>‡</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Spring,_Minnesota" title="Cold Spring, Minnesota">Cold Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Eden Valley, Minnesota">Eden Valley</a><sup><small>‡</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foley,_Minnesota" title="Foley, Minnesota">Foley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melrose,_Minnesota" title="Melrose, Minnesota">Melrose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paynesville,_Minnesota" title="Paynesville, Minnesota">Paynesville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice,_Minnesota" title="Rice, Minnesota">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Minnesota" title="Richmond, Minnesota">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockville,_Minnesota" title="Rockville, Minnesota">Rockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royalton,_Minnesota" title="Royalton, Minnesota">Royalton</a><sup><small>‡</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Augusta,_Minnesota" title="St. Augusta, Minnesota">St. Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Joseph,_Minnesota" title="St. Joseph, Minnesota">St. Joseph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Centre,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Centre, Minnesota">Sauk Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauk_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Sauk Rapids, Minnesota">Sauk Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waite_Park,_Minnesota" title="Waite Park, Minnesota">Waite Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">(under 1,000)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Belgrade,_Minnesota" title="Belgrade, Minnesota">Belgrade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooten,_Minnesota" title="Brooten, Minnesota">Brooten</a><sup><small>‡</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elrosa,_Minnesota" title="Elrosa, Minnesota">Elrosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairhaven,_Minnesota" title="Fairhaven, Minnesota">Fairhaven</a><sup><small>§</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeport,_Minnesota" title="Freeport, Minnesota">Freeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilman,_Minnesota" title="Gilman, Minnesota">Gilman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenwald,_Minnesota" title="Greenwald, Minnesota">Greenwald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holdingford,_Minnesota" title="Holdingford, Minnesota">Holdingford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kimball,_Minnesota" title="Kimball, Minnesota">Kimball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Henry,_Minnesota" title="Lake Henry, Minnesota">Lake Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meire_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Meire Grove, Minnesota">Meire Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Munich,_Minnesota" title="New Munich, Minnesota">New Munich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronneby,_Minnesota" title="Ronneby, Minnesota">Ronneby</a><sup><small>§</small></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roscoe,_Minnesota" title="Roscoe, Minnesota">Roscoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Anthony,_Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="St. Anthony, Stearns County, Minnesota">St. Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Martin,_Minnesota" title="St. Martin, Minnesota">St. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Rosa,_Minnesota" title="St. Rosa, Minnesota">St. Rosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Stephen,_Minnesota" title="St. Stephen, Minnesota">St. Stephen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Hill,_Minnesota" title="Spring Hill, Minnesota">Spring Hill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Counties</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stearns_County,_Minnesota" title="Stearns County, Minnesota">Stearns</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><sup><small>‡</small></sup> indicates that it is partially in the metropolitan area. <sup><small>§</small></sup> indicates a <a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDP</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_Minnesota" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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title="Outline of Minnesota">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Minnesota-related_articles" title="Index of Minnesota-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Minnesota" title="Outline of Minnesota">Outline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cycling_in_Minnesota" title="Cycling in Minnesota">Biking/Cycling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Minnesota" title="List of cities in Minnesota">Cities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_of_Minnesota" title="Climate of Minnesota">Climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Minnesota" title="Climate change in Minnesota">Climate change</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colleges_and_universities_in_Minnesota" title="List of colleges and universities in Minnesota">Colleges and universities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota%27s_congressional_districts" title="Minnesota's congressional districts">Congressional districts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Minnesota" title="United States congressional delegations from Minnesota">Delegations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natural_history_of_Minnesota" title="Natural history of Minnesota">Ecology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota" title="Geography of Minnesota">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Minnesota" title="Geology of Minnesota">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Governor of Minnesota">Governor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_hiking_trails_in_Minnesota" title="List of hiking trails in Minnesota">Hiking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Historic_Landmarks_in_Minnesota" title="List of National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota">Historical Landmarks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Minnesota" title="History of Minnesota">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_Minnesota" title="List of Indian reservations in Minnesota">Indian reservations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Minnesota" title="List of lakes of Minnesota">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Legislature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Minnesota" title="Local government in Minnesota">Local government</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_townships_in_Minnesota" title="List of townships in Minnesota">Townships</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Minnesota" title="List of people from Minnesota">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Minnesota" title="List of political parties in Minnesota">Political parties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_of_Minnesota" title="List of rivers of Minnesota">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Minnesota" title="List of school districts in Minnesota">School districts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_high_schools_in_Minnesota" title="List of high schools in Minnesota">High schools</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scouting_in_Minnesota" title="Scouting in Minnesota">Scouting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_State_Fair" title="Minnesota State Fair">State fair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Statutes" title="Minnesota Statutes">Statutes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_parks" title="List of Minnesota state parks">State parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_state_symbols" title="List of Minnesota state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Territory" title="Minnesota Territory">Territory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Minnesota" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Minnesota">Tourist attractions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mall_of_America" title="Mall of America">Mall of America</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Minnesota" title="Transportation in Minnesota">Transportation</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Minnesota" title="Abortion in Minnesota">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Minnesota" title="Culture of Minnesota">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Minnesota" title="Crime in Minnesota">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Minnesota" title="Demographics of Minnesota">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Minnesota" title="Economy of Minnesota">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Minnesota" title="Education in Minnesota">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homelessness_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Homelessness in Minnesota">Homelessness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Minnesota" title="Law of Minnesota">Law</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_in_Minnesota" title="Cannabis in Minnesota">Cannabis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Minnesota" title="Gun laws in Minnesota">Guns</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Minnesota">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_shows_and_movies_in_Minnesota" title="List of television shows and movies in Minnesota">Movies and TV</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Minnesota" title="Music of Minnesota">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Minnesota" title="List of newspapers in Minnesota">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Minnesota" title="Politics of Minnesota">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Minnesota" title="Religion in Minnesota">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Minnesota" title="Sports in Minnesota">Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theater_in_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Theater in Minnesota">Theater</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Minnesota#Regions" title="Geography of Minnesota">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Region" title="Arrowhead Region">Arrowhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boundary_Waters" title="Boundary Waters">Boundary Waters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Ridge" title="Buffalo Ridge">Buffalo Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Minnesota" title="Central Minnesota">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coteau_des_Prairies" title="Coteau des Prairies">Coteau des Prairies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dissected_Till_Plains" title="Dissected Till Plains">Dissected Till Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Driftless_Area" title="Driftless Area">Driftless Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Range" title="Iron Range">Iron Range</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_River" title="Minnesota River">Minnesota River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Shore_(Lake_Superior)" title="North Shore (Lake Superior)">North Shore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Angle" title="Northwest Angle">Northwest Angle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurentian_Mixed_Forest_Province" title="Laurentian Mixed Forest Province">North Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipestone_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Pipestone Region">Pipestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Valley" title="Red River Valley">Red River Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siouxland" title="Siouxland">Siouxland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Minnesota" title="Southeast Minnesota">Southeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Twin Cities metropolitan area</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities_in_Minnesota" title="List of cities in Minnesota">Largest cities<br />pop. over 25,000</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andover,_Minnesota" title="Andover, Minnesota">Andover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apple_Valley,_Minnesota" title="Apple Valley, Minnesota">Apple Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Minnesota" title="Austin, Minnesota">Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blaine,_Minnesota" title="Blaine, Minnesota">Blaine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Center,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Center, Minnesota">Brooklyn Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Park,_Minnesota" title="Brooklyn Park, Minnesota">Brooklyn Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burnsville,_Minnesota" title="Burnsville, Minnesota">Burnsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chanhassen,_Minnesota" title="Chanhassen, Minnesota">Chanhassen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaska,_Minnesota" title="Chaska, Minnesota">Chaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coon_Rapids,_Minnesota" title="Coon Rapids, Minnesota">Coon Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottage_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Cottage Grove, Minnesota">Cottage Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth,_Minnesota" title="Duluth, Minnesota">Duluth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagan,_Minnesota" title="Eagan, Minnesota">Eagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eden_Prairie,_Minnesota" title="Eden Prairie, Minnesota">Eden Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edina,_Minnesota" title="Edina, Minnesota">Edina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_River,_Minnesota" title="Elk River, Minnesota">Elk River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fridley,_Minnesota" title="Fridley, Minnesota">Fridley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inver_Grove_Heights,_Minnesota" title="Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota">Inver Grove Heights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakeville,_Minnesota" title="Lakeville, Minnesota">Lakeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mankato,_Minnesota" title="Mankato, Minnesota">Mankato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maple_Grove,_Minnesota" title="Maple Grove, Minnesota">Maple Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_Minnesota" title="Maplewood, Minnesota">Maplewood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnetonka,_Minnesota" title="Minnetonka, Minnesota">Minnetonka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorhead,_Minnesota" title="Moorhead, Minnesota">Moorhead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oakdale,_Minnesota" title="Oakdale, Minnesota">Oakdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owatonna,_Minnesota" title="Owatonna, Minnesota">Owatonna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plymouth,_Minnesota" title="Plymouth, Minnesota">Plymouth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prior_Lake,_Minnesota" title="Prior Lake, Minnesota">Prior Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey, Minnesota">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richfield,_Minnesota" title="Richfield, Minnesota">Richfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester,_Minnesota" title="Rochester, Minnesota">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemount,_Minnesota" title="Rosemount, Minnesota">Rosemount</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roseville,_Minnesota" title="Roseville, Minnesota">Roseville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Cloud,_Minnesota" title="St. Cloud, Minnesota">St. Cloud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Park,_Minnesota" title="St. Louis Park, Minnesota">St. Louis Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savage,_Minnesota" title="Savage, Minnesota">Savage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shakopee,_Minnesota" title="Shakopee, Minnesota">Shakopee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shoreview,_Minnesota" title="Shoreview, Minnesota">Shoreview</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winona,_Minnesota" title="Winona, Minnesota">Winona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodbury,_Minnesota" title="Woodbury, Minnesota">Woodbury</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Minnesota" title="List of counties in Minnesota">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitkin_County,_Minnesota" title="Aitkin County, Minnesota">Aitkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anoka_County,_Minnesota" title="Anoka County, Minnesota">Anoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Becker_County,_Minnesota" title="Becker County, Minnesota">Becker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beltrami_County,_Minnesota" title="Beltrami County, Minnesota">Beltrami</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Benton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Big_Stone_County,_Minnesota" title="Big Stone County, Minnesota">Big Stone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Earth_County,_Minnesota" title="Blue Earth County, Minnesota">Blue Earth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brown_County,_Minnesota" title="Brown County, Minnesota">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_County,_Minnesota" title="Carlton County, Minnesota">Carlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carver_County,_Minnesota" title="Carver County, Minnesota">Carver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cass_County,_Minnesota" title="Cass County, Minnesota">Cass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chippewa_County,_Minnesota" title="Chippewa County, Minnesota">Chippewa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chisago_County,_Minnesota" title="Chisago County, Minnesota">Chisago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Minnesota" title="Clay County, Minnesota">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clearwater_County,_Minnesota" title="Clearwater County, Minnesota">Clearwater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Minnesota" title="Cook County, Minnesota">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottonwood_County,_Minnesota" title="Cottonwood County, Minnesota">Cottonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crow_Wing_County,_Minnesota" title="Crow Wing County, Minnesota">Crow Wing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dakota_County,_Minnesota" title="Dakota County, Minnesota">Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodge_County,_Minnesota" title="Dodge County, Minnesota">Dodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Minnesota" title="Douglas County, Minnesota">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Faribault_County,_Minnesota" title="Faribault County, Minnesota">Faribault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fillmore_County,_Minnesota" title="Fillmore County, Minnesota">Fillmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freeborn_County,_Minnesota" title="Freeborn County, Minnesota">Freeborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodhue_County,_Minnesota" title="Goodhue County, Minnesota">Goodhue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_County,_Minnesota" title="Grant County, Minnesota">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hennepin_County,_Minnesota" title="Hennepin County, Minnesota">Hennepin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_County,_Minnesota" title="Houston County, Minnesota">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubbard_County,_Minnesota" title="Hubbard County, Minnesota">Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isanti_County,_Minnesota" title="Isanti County, Minnesota">Isanti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Itasca_County,_Minnesota" title="Itasca County, Minnesota">Itasca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Minnesota" title="Jackson County, Minnesota">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanabec_County,_Minnesota" title="Kanabec County, Minnesota">Kanabec</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandiyohi_County,_Minnesota" title="Kandiyohi County, Minnesota">Kandiyohi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kittson_County,_Minnesota" title="Kittson County, Minnesota">Kittson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koochiching_County,_Minnesota" title="Koochiching County, Minnesota">Koochiching</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lac_qui_Parle_County,_Minnesota" title="Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota">Lac qui Parle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Minnesota" title="Lake County, Minnesota">Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_of_the_Woods_County,_Minnesota" title="Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota">Lake of the Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Sueur_County,_Minnesota" title="Le Sueur County, Minnesota">Le Sueur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Minnesota" title="Lincoln County, Minnesota">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyon_County,_Minnesota" title="Lyon County, Minnesota">Lyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mahnomen_County,_Minnesota" title="Mahnomen County, Minnesota">Mahnomen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Minnesota" title="Marshall County, Minnesota">Marshall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_County,_Minnesota" title="Martin County, Minnesota">Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLeod_County,_Minnesota" title="McLeod County, Minnesota">McLeod</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meeker_County,_Minnesota" title="Meeker County, Minnesota">Meeker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mille_Lacs_County,_Minnesota" title="Mille Lacs County, Minnesota">Mille Lacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morrison_County,_Minnesota" title="Morrison County, Minnesota">Morrison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mower_County,_Minnesota" title="Mower County, Minnesota">Mower</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murray_County,_Minnesota" title="Murray County, Minnesota">Murray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicollet_County,_Minnesota" title="Nicollet County, Minnesota">Nicollet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nobles_County,_Minnesota" title="Nobles County, Minnesota">Nobles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norman_County,_Minnesota" title="Norman County, Minnesota">Norman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olmsted_County,_Minnesota" title="Olmsted County, Minnesota">Olmsted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otter_Tail_County,_Minnesota" title="Otter Tail County, Minnesota">Otter Tail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pennington_County,_Minnesota" title="Pennington County, Minnesota">Pennington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pine_County,_Minnesota" title="Pine County, Minnesota">Pine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pipestone_County,_Minnesota" title="Pipestone County, Minnesota">Pipestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Minnesota" title="Polk County, Minnesota">Polk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pope_County,_Minnesota" title="Pope County, Minnesota">Pope</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramsey_County,_Minnesota" title="Ramsey County, Minnesota">Ramsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Lake_County,_Minnesota" title="Red Lake County, Minnesota">Red Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Redwood_County,_Minnesota" title="Redwood County, Minnesota">Redwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Renville_County,_Minnesota" title="Renville County, Minnesota">Renville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rice_County,_Minnesota" title="Rice County, Minnesota">Rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_County,_Minnesota" title="Rock 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