Lake Benton, Minnesota

Lake Benton, Minnesota
Location of Lake Benton
within Lincoln County, Minnesota
Coordinates: 44°15′51″N 96°17′21″W / 44.26417°N 96.28917°W / 44.26417; -96.28917
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLincoln
Area
  Total
4.05 sq mi (10.50 km2)
  Land3.21 sq mi (8.30 km2)
  Water0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
Elevation
1,752 ft (534 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
687
  Density214.29/sq mi (82.74/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56149
Area code507
FIPS code27-34100
GNIS feature ID2395586
Websitewww.lakebentonminnesota.com

Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 687 at the 2020 census.

Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton. The town is on the Buffalo Ridge, and is the site for the radio tower of KARZ-FM in Marshall.

The area is the site of Exelon Wind's Norgaard Wind Project.