Lake Benton, Minnesota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lake Benton, Minnesota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Lake Benton, Minnesota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Minnesota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lincoln

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area_total_km2 = 12.0
area_land_km2 = 9.9
area_water_km2 = 2.1
area_total_sq_mi = 4.6
area_land_sq_mi = 3.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.8

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 703
population_density_km2 = 71.0
population_density_sq_mi = 183.8

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 537
elevation_ft = 1762
latd = 44 |latm = 15 |lats = 42 |latNS = N
longd = 96 |longm = 17 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 56149
area_code = 507
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blank_info = 27-34100GR|2
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blank1_info = 0646331GR|3
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Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 703 at the 2000 census.

Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.0 km²), of which, 3.8 square miles (9.9 km²) of it is land and 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) of it (17.63%) is water.

U.S. Routes 14 and 75 are two of the main routes in the community.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 703 people, 334 households, and 196 families residing in the city. The population density was 183.8 people per square mile (71.1/km²). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 95.4/sq mi (36.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% White, 1.00% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 334 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $36,750. Males had a median income of $29,125 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,922. None of the families and 5.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 12.2% of those over 64.

References

External links

* [http://www.lakebentonminnesota.com City website]
* [http://www.thelakebentonnews.com/ Lake Benton News website] - local newspaper