Benson County, North Dakota

Benson County
Benson County
County
	Benson County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of North Dakota
	North Dakota's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 48°04′N 99°22′W / 48.07°N 99.36°W
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
Founded	March 9, 1883 (created); June 4, 1884 (organized)
Named for	Bertil W. Benson
Seat	Minnewaukan
Largest community	Fort Totten
Area
• Total	1,439 sq mi (3,730 km2)
• Land	1,389 sq mi (3,600 km2)
• Water	51 sq mi (130 km2) 3.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	5,964
• Estimate (2022)	5,770
• Density	4.1/sq mi (1.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	At-large
Website	www.bensoncountynd.com

Benson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,964.^[1] Its county seat is Minnewaukan.^[2] The county was created on March 9, 1883^[3] by the Dakota Territory legislature, and was named for Bertil W. Benson, a Dakota Territory legislator at the time. The county government was organized on June 4, 1884, and its boundary lines were altered by two legislative actions in 1885.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Another source shows the county's creation in 1879: ND Government - State History/Benson County (accessed February 13, 2019)
^ "Dakota Territory, South Dakota, and North Dakota: Individual County Chronologies". Dakota Territory Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2006. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2015.