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Place Name
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Benson County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Minnewaukan
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Population
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7,198 (1990)
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Location
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North Dakota, United States, North America
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Latitude
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48°04'N
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Longitude
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99°21'W
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Benson
, county (
1,439 sq mi/3,727 sq km; 1990
pop. 7,198), N central N.Dak.;  Minnewaukan; 48°04'N
99°21'W. Agr. area watered by Sheyenne R. in S. Dairy prods., wheat,
barley, rye; livestock, poultry. Textile prods. Located in Prairie
Pothole Country. Devils L. on E border; Buffalo L. Natl.
Wildlife Refuge on W border. L. Ibsen in N; Pleasant L. in NW;
Cranberry and Long lakes in W; Devils L. Sioux Indian Reservation in
SE, including Fort Totten Historic Site, and Sully Hill Natl. Game
Preserve. Organized 1884.
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