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Name | Benton |
Alt names | Benton | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 45.7°N 93.983°W |
Located in | Minnesota, United States (1849 - ) |
See also | Aitkin, Minnesota, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crow Wing, Minnesota, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mille Lacs, Minnesota, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Morrison, Minnesota, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sherburne, Minnesota, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Benton County is a county in the East Central part of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 41,379. Its county seat is Foley.
Benton County is part of the St. Cloud, MN Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1849 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1850 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1850 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1852 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1865 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1850 | 418
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1860 | 627
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1870 | 1,558
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1880 | 3,012
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1890 | 6,284
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1900 | 9,912
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1910 | 11,615
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1920 | 14,073
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1930 | 15,056
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1940 | 16,106
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1950 | 15,911
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1960 | 17,287
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1970 | 20,841
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1980 | 25,187
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1990 | 30,185
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~mnbenton/
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