Benton County, Minnesota

Benton County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 34,226. Its is. Established in 1849, the county is one of the earliest in Minnesota.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,070 (413 ). 1,057 km² (408 sq mi) of it is land and 12 km² (5 sq mi) of it (1.14%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 34,226 people, 13,065 households, and 8,518 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (84/sq mi). There were 13,460 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (33/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 96.22%, 0.78% or , 0.52% , 1.15% , 0.05% , 0.35% from , and 0.94% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were or  of any race. 47.8% were of, 12.1% and 8.8%  ancestry according to.

There were 13,065 households out of which 35.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.80% were non-families. 25.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 27.10% under the age of 18, 12.20% from 18 to 24, 31.00% from 25 to 44, 18.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,968, and the median income for a family was $51,277. Males had a median income of $33,214 versus $22,737 for females. The for the county was $19,008. About 4.50% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the, including 6.30% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over. ''On ePodunk : Benton County	& [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genealogyInfo.php?locIndex=20853 Benton Cty. ancestry] :'' German - 42%; Polish - 13%; Norwegian - 9% (2000)

Cities and towns
† Only partly in Benton County.