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Population (year 2000): 3,376. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,189 (-5.5% change)
Males: 1,563 (46.3%), Females: 1,813 (53.7%)
Swift County
Zip code:
56215
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $32,234 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,000 (year 2000)
Races in Benson:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.6%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (45.4%), Norwegian (39.2%),
Irish (8.4%), Swedish (8.0%), English (6.1%), French (5.6%).
Elevation: 1040 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Benson
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Benson city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 14.9%
- Divorced: 5.4%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +129 (+4.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Benson:
- SWIFT COUNTY-BENSON HOSPITAL (1815 WISCONSIN
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Benson:
- MINNEWASKA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
STARBUCK, MN)
- CHIPPEWA COUNTY MONTEVIDEO HOSPITAL (about 24 miles;
MONTEVIDEO, MN)
- GLACIAL RIDGE HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; GLENWOOD,
MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Benson:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 109 miles; ST CLOUD, MN;
ID: STC)
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 110 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 111 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Benson:
- BENSON MUNI (about 4 miles; BENSON, MN; ID: BBB)
- MURDOCK MUNI (about 16 miles; MURDOCK, MN; ID: 23Y)
- STARBUCK MUNI (about 20 miles; STARBUCK, MN; ID:
D32)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Benson:
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 41 miles; WILLMAR, MN;
Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 96
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 12,913)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 100 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
- CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 123 miles;
BRAINERD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,364)
Public high schools in Benson:
- BENSON SEC. (Students: 541; Location: 1400
MONTANA AVE.; Grades: 07 - 12)
- BENSON ALC (Students: 22; Location: 1400
MONTANA AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Benson:
- BENSON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 26;
Location: P O BOX 195; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Benson:
- NORTHSIDE EL. (Students: 516; Location: W.
NEVADA AVE.; Grades: PK - 06)
- BENSON TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 1400
MONTANA AVE; Grades: 00 - 00)
- HEARTLAND GIRLS RANCH (Location: 1400 MONTANA
AVE.; Grades: 00 - 00)
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