Lake Benton Minnesota Map

About Lake Benton, Minnesota

Lake Benton is a locality in Lincoln County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 687. The population density is 82.7 people per km². Lake Benton is located at 44.2611°N, 96.2875°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Benton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56149.

Lake Benton occupies a distinctive depression within the high, open plains, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the density of the eastern forests. It lies 27.8 miles west-southwest of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 243°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north of Pipestone. The landscape around Lake Benton is defined by the subtle, glacial-carved contours of the prairie, a terrain that invites the wind to sweep across grasses that have held their ground for centuries. At the edge of the municipality, the Hole-In-The-Mountain Prairie Fee preserves a remnant of the native ecosystem, where the soil retains a deep, dark fertility and the light at dusk turns the sky a bruised, contemplative violet. Not far from the main thoroughfares, Flandreau Creek meanders through the lowlands, its quiet progress a stark contrast to the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge that rises like a long, slumbering spine against the western sky.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Lake Benton, a life defined by the seasonal turning of the earth and the heavy, honest cycles of the harvest. The settlement grew from the necessity of the prairie passage, drawing those who sought to cultivate the resilient soil and build a life in the shadow of the great open expanse. Life in Lake Benton moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, where the architecture of the older streets reflects a time when craftsmanship was meant to withstand the punishing reach of northern winters. Even now, the sound of the wind through the tall grasses and the occasional hum of machinery in the fields provide a soundtrack that feels both ancient and entirely present, anchoring the inhabitants to a geography that demands both respect and endurance.

About This Lake Benton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Benton, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.261079, -96.287539. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lake Benton includes the ZIP code (56149), telephone area code (320), county seat of Lincoln County (Ivanhoe), and school district assignment (Lake Benton Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.