Lake Benton, Minnesota

About Lake Benton

Lake Benton, MN is a tiny community located in southwestern Minnesota, home to 678 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Lake Benton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.21 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 211 residents per square mile.

📰 Lake Benton News Today

• Multiple agencies respond to possible arson in Lake Benton, MN, Tuesday Dakota News Now · Jul 23
• Chris Nibbe Obituary May 24, 2026 Hartquist Funeral & Cremation Services · May 24
• Grass fire singes yards near Lake Benton in western Minnesota MPR News · Mar 30
• REGIONAL: Saddle Horse Holiday in Lake Benton from June 17-20 pipestonestar.com · Jun 18
• Fast-moving wildfire barely misses Lake Benton homes kare11.com · Mar 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Lake Benton Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Benton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Heritage Center · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Benton

• Altona Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Chen Bay Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Collinson Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Coteau Pit Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fox Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Hole in the Mountain County Park reviews ★
• Hole-In-Mountain Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Horse Slough Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Schindel Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sioux Lookout Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Two Sloughs Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Weber Waterfowl Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Lake Benton

• HEARTLAND ELEMENTARY
• LAKE BENTON ELEMENTARY
• LAKE BENTON SECONDARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Lake Benton

🏘️ Nearby Communities