Swift County, Minnesota

Swift County, Minnesota, has 9,763 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Benson. It uses Central Time and covers 742 sq mi (1,922 km²) of land.

Swift County in Minnesota

Swift County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗

Resident population, July 2025: 9,763
Land area: 742 sq mi (1,922 km²)
County seat or government: Benson
Time zone: Central TimeUTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July
Median household income: $60,412 ± $3,430
Median home value: $161,400 ± $6,637
Median rent, with utilities: $920 ± $63
Homes lived in by their owners: 72.4% ± 2.3 points
County type: County
Metro or micro area: Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Willmar, MN micro area
Water area: 10.1 sq mi (26.2 km²)
State: Minnesota
County code (FIPS): 27151
Coordinates (central point): 45.275810, -95.690124

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Time zones in Swift County

Time zone	Local time and UTC offset	Next clock change
Central TimeAmerica/Chicago	UTC-06:00 in January; UTC-05:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.	Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

562154,677 people
562082,113 people
562441,832 people
562711,334 people
562521,310 people
562791,126 people
56262871 people
56289599 people
56231405 people
56249301 people
56226215 people
56227215 people

All 13

56207211 people

13 ZIP Code areas overlap Swift County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Swift County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Swift County, largest first

All 21

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Minnesota, by county

School districts in Swift County, largest first

Morris Area Public Schools7,900 people
Lac Qui Parle Valley School District6,538 people
Benson Public School District5,543 people
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg2,909 people
Hancock Public School District1,467 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

Chippewa County, Minnesota18 mi south
Pope County, Minnesota25 mi northeast
Stevens County, Minnesota26 mi northwest
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota30 mi southwest
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota34 mi east
Big Stone County, Minnesota36 mi west

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Areas that only touch the edge

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