Benton County is located in central Minnesota. The County Seat is Foley and the largest city is Sauk Rapids. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.benton.mn.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 39,506 and the 2010 census population was 38,451. The land area is 408.30 square miles and there are 94.2 persons per square mile.
94.6% of the population is White, 2.2% is Black or African American, 2% is Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% is Asian, 0.5% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.6% is two or more races. 91.2% have a high school degree or higher, and 20.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.
The median home value is $158,200, there are 15,359 households, an average of 2.47 persons per household. The per capita income is $24,453, the median household income is $52,200, and 14.5% of the persons in Benton County are considered below poverty level.
The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 3,210. Retail sales (in $1000) were $495,214, and sales per capita were $12,524. The percentage of black-owned firms is 0%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 22.6%.
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| Agendas & Minutes County Board of Commissioners meeting Agendas and Minutes. |
| Benton County Home Page Benton County, Minnesota government website, department directory, services, forms, documents, jobs, directions, maps. |
| Cemeteries, Burials Cemeteries in Benton County, with burial information, inscriptions, dates of death. |
| Census | 1850 1850 Benton County Census. |
| Census | 1860 1860 Benton County Census. |
| Census | 1885 Benton County 1885 Census. |
| Code of Ordinances Board of Commissioners established county ordinances, with corresponding department and file date information. |
| Court Records & Calendar Benton County criminal, civil, probate, family, traffic, and petty case records, court calendar, and judgments. |
| Crime | Open Cases Benton, Stearns and Sherburne County crime files open cases. |
| Daycare Locator Enter an address to find daycare service in your area. |
| Death Records Death record index from the Benton County Historical Society. |
| Felony Convictions Felony conviction files from the office of the County Attorney. |
| Forms & Documents All the county forms and documents you could ever want: applications, plans, surveys, rental agreements, bylaws, even campsite and disc golf course maps. |
| Inmates Sheriff's Office current inmate roster. |
| Maps County maps, including snowmobile trails, zoning, districts, roads, and parks. |
| Marriages Minnesota marriage database. Find records in Benton County or statewide. |
| Obituaries Obituary index from the Benton County Historical Society. |
| Phone Directory County department and related government services phone directory. |
| Plats Recorder plat records by plat name or choose from a list of scanned plats. |
| Property | Assessments & GIS Benton County property, assessment, and tax search, sales comparables, and GIS map search. |
| Recorded Documents Pay Site Subscription service from Landshark offering fee-based access to recorded documents / land records. |
| Warrants Outstanding warrants issued by the Sheriff's Department. |
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