Benson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,964. Its county seat is Minnewaukan. It was named for B.W. Benson, a member of the Dakota Territory legislature.
Sullys Hill National Game Preserve and much of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are located within the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,439 square miles (3,728 km²). 1,381 squar...
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Benson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2000 census, the population was 6,964. Its county seat is Minnewaukan. It was named for B.W. Benson, a member of the Dakota Territory legislature.
Sullys Hill National Game Preserve and much of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are located within the county.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,439 square miles (3,728 km²). 1,381 square miles (3,576 km²) of it is land and 152 km² (59 sq mi or 4.08%) of it is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,964 people, 2,328 households, and 1,701 families residing in the county. The population density was 5 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 2,932 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was mostly White (50.85%) and Native American (48.05%). In addition, 0.10% are Black/African American, 0.01% are Asian, 0.01% are Pacific Islander, 0.16% are from other races, and...
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