Lake Benton, Minnesota

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Lake Benton is a city in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 703 at the 2000 census.

Lake Benton is also the name of the approximately seven-mile-long (11 km) lake adjacent to the city of Lake Benton.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.0 km² (4.7 mi²). 9.9 km² (3.8 mi²) of it is land and 2.1 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (17.63%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 703 people, 334 households, and 196 families residing in the city. The population density was 71.1/km² (183.8/mi²). There were 365 housing units at an average density of 36.9/km² (95.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.72% White, 1.00% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.28% from other races, and 0.71% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.71% of the population.

There were 334 households out of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 39.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 24.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the city the population was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 21.8% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,583, and the median income for a family was $36,750. Males had a median income of $29,125 versus $21,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,922. None of the families and 5.7% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 12.2% of those over 64.