Lake Benton, Minnesota
Lake Benton, Minnesota | |
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Viewed from Hole in the Mountain Prairie | |
Location of Lake Benton within Lincoln County, Minnesota | |
| 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 | 3.20 sq mi (8.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,752 ft (534 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 687 |
| • Density | 214.3/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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395586 |
| Website | www |
Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census.
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.