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Established in 1849, Benton is one of the original nine Minnesota counties.
Area: 408 Square Miles
Congressional District: 6
US Census Population (2010): 38,451
County Seat: Foley
Largest City: Sauk Rapids
Benton County is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
E-Services
Property Information
Property Hub
Find out a ton of information about your property from one convenient location.
GIS Interactive Mapping
Benton County's Geographic Information System, powered by Geomoose, is an interactive mapping tool.
Daycare Locator Map
Find daycare providers that are near your home.
Pay Your Property Taxes
You can now search by parcel or address to find your property tax. You can also pay your property tax online.
Assessor's Property Information
The Benton County Assessors Office is offering a Public Access level (free access) to the Assessment Tax Roll information as well as an Advanced Level of service enabling you to search and display on all assessment information available (e.g. sales, land and building detailed information). This Advanced Level is offered through a Subscription Service of $10.00 per day or a one year subscription for $300. Any incomplete value records are a work in progress and will be updated as soon as the information is made available to the Assessors Office. City of St. Cloud property information is currently not available, but can be found at the City of St. Cloud website.
Search for Plats
Benton County has recently made available many of its plats, which are searchable by name and are in the Adobe PDF format.
Recorder's Documents(Landshark)
The Landshark application allows access to Benton County's real estate records and images.
Notification Services
E-Notices
Receive notification of website updates via E-mail through our E-Notices service.
Emergency Notification System
The Emergency Mass Notification System is a form of "Reverse 911" where you are called if there is an emergency in your area.
Other
Library Renewal
Renew your library books online with the Great River Regional Library.
MN Marriage Index Database (MOMS)
Search online for marriage certificates.
Jobs
See what jobs are available with Benton County and apply online.
Most Wanted
View the Benton County Sheriff's "Most Wanted" list.