Lake Benton, Minnesota | |
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Coordinates: 44°15′51″N 96°17′21″W / 44.26417°N 96.28917°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Lincoln |
Area | |
• Total | 4.05 sq mi (10.50 km2) |
• Land | 3.21 sq mi (8.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2) |
Elevation | 1,752 ft (534 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 687 |
• Density | 214.29/sq mi (82.74/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 56149 |
Area code | 507 |
FIPS code | 27-34100[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2395586[2] |
Website | www |
Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census.[4]
Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton. The town is on the Buffalo Ridge, and is the site for the radio tower of KARZ-FM in Marshall.
The area is the site of Exelon Wind's Norgaard Wind Project.[5]