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Population (year 2000): 703. Estimated
population in July 2005: 667 (-5.1% change)
Males: 331 (47.1%), Females: 372 (52.9%)
Lincoln County
Zip code:
56149
Median resident age: 46.6 years
Median household income: $29,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $39,300 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Benton:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (46.1%), Norwegian (13.2%),
Danish (11.0%), Irish (6.7%), English (5.1%), United States
(5.1%).
Elevation: 1760 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Benton
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Benton city
- Never married: 17.0%
- Now married: 54.6%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 17.4%
- Divorced: 10.9%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+1.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Benton:
- TYLER HEALTHCARE CENTER, INC (about 12 miles; TYLER,
MN)
- DIVINE PROVIDENCE HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles;
IVANHOE, MN)
- PIPESTONE COUNTY MED CTR & ASHTON CC (about 17
miles; PIPESTONE, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Benton:
- BROOKINGS MUNI (about 37 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; ID:
BKX)
- JOE FOSS FIELD (about 57 miles; SIOUX FALLS, SD; ID:
FSD)
- WATERTOWN MUNI (about 75 miles; WATERTOWN, SD; ID:
ATY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Benton:
- TYLER MUNI (about 10 miles; TYLER, MN; ID: 63Y)
- PIPESTONE MUNI (about 21 miles; PIPESTONE, MN; ID:
PQN)
- FLANDREAU MUNI (about 28 miles; FLANDREAU, SD; ID:
4P3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Benton:
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles;
MARSHALL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,405)
- RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 105 miles; WILLMAR, MN; FT
enrollment: 2,711)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 110 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 131
miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,639)
- BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 135 miles; STORM LAKE,
IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
- NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 140
miles; WAHPETON, ND; FT enrollment: 2,176)
Public high school in Lake Benton:
- LAKE BENTON SEC. (Students: 93; Location: 101
GARFIELD ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lake Benton:
- LAKE BENTON EL. (Students: 112; Location: 101
GARFIELD ST.; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Lake Benton:
- LAKE BENTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$24,299; Location: 112 W BENTON; 7,199 books; 24 audio
materials; 242 video materials; 55 serial subscriptions)
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