Benton County took its name from Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. senator from Missouri from 1821 to 1851. Founded in the year 1849, the county covers an area of 413.00 sq mi. The county is domicile to more than 34K people with an amalgamation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others alongside an estimated 13K households and 8.5K family units residing in this county. Foley is the county seat and Sauk Rapids is the largest city.

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