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Benson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Its county seat is Minnewaukan. The county was created on March 9, 1883 by the Dakota Territory legislature, and was named for Bertil W. Benson, a Dakota Territory legislator at the time. The county government was organized on June 4, 1884, and its boundary lines were altered by two legislative actions in 1885.
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve and much of the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation are located within the county.
Adjacent Counties
Cities
- Brinsmade
- Esmond
- Knox
- Leeds
- Maddock
- Minnewauken (County Seat)
- Oberon
- Warwick
- York
Other Communities
Albert | Arne | Aurora | Baker | Beaver | Broe | Butte Valley | Comstock | East Fork | Eldon | Fillmore | Flora | Fort Totten | Harlow | Hesper | Impark | Iowa | Irvine | Isabel | Josephine | Lake Ibsen | Lallie | Lohnes | McClellan | Minco | Mission | Niles | Normania | North Viking | Pleasant Lake | Rich Valley | Riggin | Rock | Saint Michael | South Viking | Tilden | Tokio | Twin Lake | Twin Tree | West Antelope | West Bay | Wood Lake
Cemeteries
Links
Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
White Horse Hill National Game Preserve
Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge (part)
National Register of Historic Places
