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Notable locations in Benson: Benson Golf Club (A), Ambush Park Campground (B), Benson (C), Ambush Park Campground (D), Swift County Historical Museum (E), Benson City Hall (F), Benson Fire Department (G), Swift County Law Enforcement Center (H), Swift County Courthouse (I), Benson Public Library (J), Swift County Historical Museum (K), Swift County Law Enforcement Center (L), Swift County Courthouse (M), Benson Public Library (N). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Benson include: Trinity Lutheran Church (A), Saint Francis Catholic Church (B), First Evangelical Free Church (C), Pilgrim Congregational United Church (D), Saint Mark's Lutheran Church (E), First Baptist Church (F), Trinity Lutheran Church (G), Assembly of God Church (H), Saint Francis Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Our Redeemer Cemetery (1), Benson City Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
River: East Branch Chippewa River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Benson include: Ambush Park (1), Roosevelt Park (2), Lathrop Park (3), Hoiland Park (4), Brock Field (5), Ambush Park (6), Roosevelt Park (7), Lathrop Park (8), Hoiland Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Benson Inn (600 22nd Street South), Motel One (620 Atlantic Avenue Apt 12), Country Inn-Suites Benson (300 14th Street South), Rob's Motel (198 Highway 9 Northeast), Carriage House (720 Atlantic Avenue).
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Swift County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Benson and their reported violations in the past:
BENSON (Address: Benson City Hall , Population served: 3376, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
SWIFT FALLS PARK (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (JUL-16-2002), St Boil Water Order (JUL-16-2002), St Public Notif requested (JUL-16-2002), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUL-16-2002), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-16-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-16-2002), St Compliance achieved (JUL-30-2002)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Benson that have no violations reported:
- SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH (Population served: 400, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WEB CAFE (Population served: 60, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OUTDOORS/INN (Population served: 30, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- QUIET COUNTRY LIVING (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 9.5%
(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 15.5% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.1 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 56.4% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Benson, MN
People in group quarters in Benson:
- 80 people in nursing homes
- 23 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 9 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Benson compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Benson (2011 data):
- State Bank of Danvers: Benson Branch at 2010 Minnesota Avenue, branch established on 1999/07/06. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $43.0 mil, Deposits: $36.4 mil, headquarters in Danvers, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: West 12 Bancorporation, Inc.
- First Security Bank - Sleepy Eye: Benson Branch at 215 13th Street, South, branch established on 1876/01/01. Info updated 2011/03/15: Bank assets: $184.1 mil, Deposits: $157.6 mil, headquarters in Sleepy Eye, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: First Sleepy Eye Bancorporation, Inc.
- Bank of the West: Benson Branch at 1302 Atlantic Avenue, branch established on 1896/05/01. Info updated 2009/11/16: Bank assets: $62,408.3 mil, Deposits: $43,995.2 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, 647 total offices, Holding Company: Bnp Paribas
- RiverWood Bank: 1329 Pacific Ave Branch at 1329 Pacific Avenue, branch established on 1922/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $162.3 mil, Deposits: $128.6 mil, headquarters in Baxter, MN, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (85%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Swift County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Benson (based on Swift County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.28%
| Here |  | 81.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Free Church of America |
| Adherents | 44.2% | 28.2% | 14.9% | 3.3% | 2.7% |
| Congregations | 31.3% | 18.8% | 15.6% | 6.3% | 6.3% |
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| Name | United Methodist Church | Baptist General Conference | LDS (Mormon) Church | Assemblies of God | Other |
| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Congregations | 3.1% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 6.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 3 | This county: | 2.70 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7 | Swift County: | 6.30 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | Swift County: | 11.69 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | This county: | 28.2% | | Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Swift County: | 12.5% | | Minnesota: | 13.0% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $11,595 | $46,380 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $5,916 | $70,992 | 5 | $1,280 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $24,668 | $49,336 | 2 | $3,496 |
| Police - Other |
1 | $2,843 | $34,116 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $200 |
| Streets and Highways |
5 | $17,216 | $41,318 | 2 | $3,162 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $11,426 | $45,704 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,307 | $27,684 | 1 | $77 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $4,539 | $54,468 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $2,827 | $33,924 | 1 | $1,548 |
| Transit |
1 | $2,582 | $30,984 | 5 | $5,221 |
| Other and Unallocable |
5 | $13,235 | $31,764 | 5 | $3,002 |
| Totals for Government |
28 | $99,154 | $42,495 | 22 | $17,986 |
Benson government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $28,000 ($8.66)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $427,000 ($132.03)
- Charges - Sewerage: $461,000 ($142.55)
Solid Waste Management: $153,000 ($47.31)
All Other: $57,000 ($17.63)
Parks & Recreation: $32,000 ($9.89)
Regular Highways: $12,000 ($3.71)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $59,000 ($18.24)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,738,000 ($537.41)
Liquor Stores: $775,000 ($239.64)
Police Protection: $472,000 ($145.95)
Sewerage: $430,000 ($132.96)
Regular Highways: $403,000 ($124.61)
Financial Administration: $313,000 ($96.78)
Water Utilities: $283,000 ($87.51)
General - Other: $244,000 ($75.45)
Parks & Recreation: $205,000 ($63.39)
Transit Utilities: $143,000 ($44.22)
Solid Waste Management: $128,000 ($39.58)
Fire Protection: $125,000 ($38.65)
Air Transportation: $56,000 ($17.32)
Libraries: $54,000 ($16.70)
Central Staff Services: $39,000 ($12.06)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $28,000 ($8.66)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $218,000 ($67.41)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $46,000 ($14.22)
- General - Interest on Debt: $101,000 ($31.23)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $3,635,000 ($1124.00)
Water Utilities: $781,000 ($241.50)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,776,000 ($549.17)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $925,000 ($286.02)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $3,635,000 ($1124.00)
Water Utilities: $725,000 ($224.18)
Other, NEC: $542,000 ($167.59)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $309,000 ($95.55)
Water Utilities: $56,000 ($17.32)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $641,000 ($198.21)
Interest Earnings: $157,000 ($48.55)
Special Assessments: $14,000 ($4.33)
- Other Capital Outlay - Electric Utilities: $2,412,000 ($745.83)
Sewerage: $139,000 ($42.98)
Water Utilities: $73,000 ($22.57)
Transit Utilities: $50,000 ($15.46)
Police Protection: $40,000 ($12.37)
Parks & Recreation: $39,000 ($12.06)
General - Other: $34,000 ($10.51)
Liquor Stores: $20,000 ($6.18)
Fire Protection: $13,000 ($4.02)
Libraries: $11,000 ($3.40)
Regular Highways: $4,000 ($1.24)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,159,000 ($3450.53)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,203,000 ($681.20)
Liquor Stores: $790,000 ($244.28)
Water Utilities: $326,000 ($100.80)
Transit Utilities: $23,000 ($7.11)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $105,000 ($32.47)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,048,000 ($324.06)
All Other: $235,000 ($72.67)
- Tax - Property: $567,000 ($175.32)
NEC: $24,000 ($7.42)
Public Utilities: $15,000 ($4.64)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $786,000 ($243.04)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $38,000 ($11.75)
5.24% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,901 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.24% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,008 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.65% | | Minnesota average: | 7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Benson:
- KBMO (1290 AM; 1 kW; BENSON, MN; Owner: QUEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KPRM (870 AM; 25 kW; PARK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: DE LA HUNT BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBRF (1250 AM; 10 kW; FERGUS FALLS, MN; Owner: RESULT RADIO, INC.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KMRS (1230 AM; 1 kW; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KMSD (1510 AM; 5 kW; MILBANK, SD; Owner: BIG STONE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Benson:
- KSCR-FM (93.5 FM; BENSON, MN; Owner: QUEST BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KRSU (91.3 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KNCM (88.5 FM; APPLETON, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KQIC (102.5 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KRVY-FM (97.3 FM; STARBUCK, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLFN (106.5 FM; SUNBURG, MN; Owner: LAKELAND BROADCASTING CO.)
- KIKV-FM (100.7 FM; SAUK CENTRE, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KULO (94.3 FM; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: BDI BROADCASTING INC.)
- KDJS-FM (95.3 FM; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KKOK-FM (95.7 FM; MORRIS, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KOLV (100.1 FM; OLIVIA, MN; Owner: BOLD RADIO, INC.)
- KMGK (107.1 FM; GLENWOOD, MN; Owner: BRANSTOCK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Benson:
- KWCM-TV (Channel 10; APPLETON, MN; Owner: WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA EDUCATIONAL TV COMPANY)
- KCCO-TV (Channel 7; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- KSAX (Channel 42; ALEXANDRIA, MN; Owner: KSAX-TV, INC.)
- K49ED (Channel 49; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K15DC (Channel 15; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K19CW (Channel 19; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K25EI (Channel 25; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K31BT (Channel 31; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K17CS (Channel 17; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K23DF (Channel 23; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K29CC (Channel 29; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K33CR (Channel 33; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K52AH (Channel 52; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K54AK (Channel 54; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K56BZ (Channel 56; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K58EO (Channel 58; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K60AB (Channel 60; APPLETON, MN; Owner: PRAIRIEVIEW TV, INC.)
- K21AK (Channel 21; APPLETON, MN; Owner: TELEVIEW SYSTEMS OF MINNESOTA, INC.)
- K17FA (Channel 17; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K39FE (Channel 39; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K52GK (Channel 52; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K14LF (Channel 14; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K54GG (Channel 54; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K20GD (Channel 20; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: UHF TV, INC.)
- K27CK (Channel 27; WILLMAR, MN; Owner: WILLMAR ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Benson, Minnesota:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 11
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Minnesota average:
- Fatal accident count: 70
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 110
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 76
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 181
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
Benson fatal accident list:
May 6, 2004 01:20 PM, M58, Idaho Avenue, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Nov 14, 1997 04:17 AM, M31, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Feb 9, 1996 03:06 PM, M33, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jun 24, 1988 09:50 PM, 12, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Jan 1, 1980 02:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Jul 29, 1975 05:05 PM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 5 meters (16ft)
Total average daily traffic: 2,947
Total average daily truck traffic: 442
Total future (year 2029) average daily traffic: 2,350
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Benson, MN
| Most common first names in Benson, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 45 | 76.9 years |
| Mary | 38 | 81.0 years |
| Clara | 32 | 85.3 years |
| Carl | 28 | 79.8 years |
| Arthur | 28 | 77.8 years |
| Anna | 28 | 88.1 years |
| Richard | 25 | 70.5 years |
| Henry | 23 | 82.5 years |
| William | 22 | 82.1 years |
| Mabel | 22 | 86.0 years |
| Most common last names in Benson, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 62 | 80.8 years |
| Hanson | 38 | 80.5 years |
| Olson | 37 | 81.0 years |
| Anderson | 36 | 79.4 years |
| Nelson | 33 | 80.3 years |
| Larson | 28 | 81.2 years |
| Lee | 26 | 80.3 years |
| Thompson | 22 | 80.2 years |
| Pederson | 22 | 83.0 years |
| Knutson | 18 | 80.5 years |
| Businesses in Benson, MN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | H&R Block | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Jones New York | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
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